prude
French, adjective/pʁyd/
prude is spelled P-R-U-D-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 48,397th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prude is a French adjective meaning “prude” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Désigne une personne sage, honnête, vertueuse”.
What does prude mean in English?
adjective
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prude
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Désigne une personne sage, honnête, vertueuse. 2. Qui a l’air et les manières de la pruderie.
noun: 1. Personne pleine de pudeur, de retenue. – Note d’usage : Se dit surtout pour les femmes.
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 prude
- prudes plural
- prode
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prude?
- /pʁyd/
- \pʁyd\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prude
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prude in French?
prude appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).