quinzaine
French, noun/kɛ̃.zɛn/
quinzaine is spelled Q-U-I-N-Z-A-I-N-E (9 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written French, the 6,385th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quinzaine is a French feminine noun meaning “about fifteen people, about fifteen things, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Réunion de choses de même nature, au nombre de quinze ou à peu près”.
What does quinzaine mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineabout fifteen people, about fifteen things, etc.
Donnez-m'en une quinzaine.
- 2
femininea period of fifteen consecutive days
- 3
femininetwo weeks; a fortnight
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Réunion de choses de même nature, au nombre de quinze ou à peu près. 2. Quinze jours ; deux semaines. 3. L’une des moitié d’un mois. 4. Salaire versé tous les quinze jours.
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 quinzaine
- quinzaines plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quinzaine?
- /kɛ̃.zɛn/
- \kɛ̃.zɛn\
- [kɛ̃.zɛn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quinzaine
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quinzaine in French?
quinzaine 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).