rampe
French, noun
rampe is spelled R-A-M-P-E (5 letters) and appears 4.7 times per million words in written French, the 11,729th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rampe is a French feminine noun meaning “ramp, slope” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of ramper. With an accent, rampé is a different word: “past participle of ramper”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Plan incliné sur lequel est établi un escalier”.
What does rampe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineramp, slope
- 2
femininebanister
- 3
femininebalustrade, parapet, railing
- 4
femininelightbar
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of ramper
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Plan incliné sur lequel est établi un escalier. 2. Plan incliné par lequel on monte ou l’on descend, et qui tient lieu d’escalier. 3. Pente d’une colline, d’une route, d’une voie ferrée. 4. Balustrade de fer, de pierre ou de bois qu’on pose le long d’un escalier pour empêcher de tomber, pour servir d’appui à ceux qui montent ou qui descendent.
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 rampe
- rampes plural
- rampée feminine
- rampés masculine plural
- rampées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to rampe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rampe in French?
rampe appears 4.7 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).