protagoniste
French, noun/pʁɔ.ta.ɡɔ.nist/
protagoniste is spelled P-R-O-T-A-G-O-N-I-S-T-E (12 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written French, the 22,196th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Protagoniste is a French masculine noun meaning “protagonist (the main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Premier acteur qui engage le dialogue avec le chœur, dans le théâtre grec antique”.
What does protagoniste mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineprotagonist (the main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama)
Near-synonym: héros
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Premier acteur qui engage le dialogue avec le chœur, dans le théâtre grec antique. 2. Personnage principal d’une intrigue, d’une histoire, personnage important d’une pièce de théâtre, d’un film, d’un roman. 3. Personnage-clé dans une affaire.
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 protagoniste
- protagonistes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce protagoniste?
- /pʁɔ.ta.ɡɔ.nist/
- \pʁɔ.ta.ɡɔ.nist\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to protagoniste
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is protagoniste in French?
protagoniste appears 1.8 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).