prudence
French, noun/pʁy.dɑ̃s/
prudence is spelled P-R-U-D-E-N-C-E (8 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written French, the 6,288th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prudence is a French feminine noun meaning “prudence, caution, care” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Attitude d’esprit de celui qui, réfléchissant à la portée et aux conséquences de ses actes, prend ses…”.
What does prudence mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprudence, caution, care
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Attitude d’esprit de celui qui, réfléchissant à la portée et aux conséquences de ses actes, prend ses dispositions pour éviter des erreurs ou fautes, des dangers possibles, s’abstient de tout ce qu’il croit pouvoir être source de dommage, ou pourrait être considéré par autrui comme non convenable ou désobligeant.
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 prudence
- prudences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prudence?
- /pʁy.dɑ̃s/
- \pʁy.dɑ̃s\
- [pʁy.dɑ̃s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prudence
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prudence in French?
prudence appears 11 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).