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programme

French, noun

programme is a French masculine noun meaning “a program (set of structured activities)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of programmer. With an accent, programmé is a different word: “past participle of programmer”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Écrit donnant le détail d’un événement ou d’une succession d’évènements”.

What does programme mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinea program (set of structured activities)

  2. 2

    masculinea program (leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity)

  3. 3

    masculinea program (particular mindset or method of doing things)

  4. 4

    masculinea program (item of software; a computer program)

verb

  1. 1

    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

  2. 2

    second-person singular imperative

verb

as programmé
  1. 1

    past participle of programmer

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Écrit donnant le détail d’un événement ou d’une succession d’évènements. 2. Suite des numéros d’artiste ou des œuvres représentées lors d’un spectacle, d’un concert, d’une fête, etc. 3. Livret ou recueil où est détaillée une telle suite. 4. Groupe d’émissions radio ou télévisées, cadencées dans le temps pour une chaîne déterminée.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of programme

  • programmes plural
  • programmée feminine
  • programmés masculine plural
  • programmées feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to programme

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is programme in French?

programme appears 148 times per million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).