rap
French, noun/ʁap/
rap is spelled R-A-P (3 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written French, the 5,851st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rap is a French masculine noun meaning “rap; rap music” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Style de chanson appartenant au mouvement culturel hip-hop apparu au début des années 1970 aux États-Unis”.
What does rap mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerap; rap music
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Style de chanson appartenant au mouvement culturel hip-hop apparu au début des années 1970 aux États-Unis.
noun: 1. Abréviation de récupération assistée du pétrole.
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.
How do you pronounce rap?
- /ʁap/
- \ʁap\
- [ʁap]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is rap in French?
rap appears 12 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).