protectrice
French, noun\pʁɔ.tɛk.tʁis\
protectrice is spelled P-R-O-T-E-C-T-R-I-C-E (11 letters) and appears 3.3 times per million words in written French, the 14,875th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Protectrice is a French feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of protecteur” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celle qui protège”.
What does protectrice mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of protecteur
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celle qui protège.
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 protectrice
- protectrices plural
- protecteur masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce protectrice?
- \pʁɔ.tɛk.tʁis\
- [pʁɔ.tɛk.tʁis]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is protectrice in French?
protectrice appears 3.3 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).