puissance
French, preposition/pɥi.sɑ̃s/
puissance is spelled P-U-I-S-S-A-N-C-E (9 letters) and appears 71 times per million words in written French, the 1,184th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Puissance is a French preposition meaning “to the power of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does puissance mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepower (physical or figuratively)
- 2
femininedominion (state within the British Empire)
preposition
- 1
to the power of
Deux puissance quatre égale seize.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pouvoir d’imposer son autorité. 2. Domination, empire. 3. État souverain. 4. Ceux qui possèdent les premières dignités de l’État.
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 puissance
- puissances plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce puissance?
- /pɥi.sɑ̃s/
- \pɥi.sɑ̃s\
- [la pɥi.sɑ̃s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to puissance
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is puissance in French?
puissance appears 71 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).