rancune
French, noun/ʁɑ̃.kyn/
rancune is spelled R-A-N-C-U-N-E (7 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written French, the 19,772nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rancune is a French feminine noun meaning “resentment, grudge; rancour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ressentiment tenace, sentiment profond de mal-être, opinion négative envers quelqu’un suite à du mal, des…”.
What does rancune mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineresentment, grudge; rancour
garder rancune à quelqu'un de quelque chose
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ressentiment tenace, sentiment profond de mal-être, opinion négative envers quelqu’un suite à du mal, des offenses subies.
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 rancune
- rancunes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rancune?
- /ʁɑ̃.kyn/
- \ʁɑ̃.kyn\
- [ʁɑ̃.kyn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rancune
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rancune in French?
rancune appears 2.1 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).