rapace
French, noun/ʁa.pas/
rapace is spelled R-A-P-A-C-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 37,217th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rapace is a French masculine noun meaning “bird of prey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Oiseau de l’ordre des rapaces, que l’on appelle vulgairement oiseau de proie”.
What does rapace mean in English?
adjective
- 1
rapacious, predatory
Le vautour est très rapace.
- 2
rapacious, greedy
noun
- 1
masculinebird of prey
- 2
masculineraptor
rapace nocturne
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est avide, qui se jette sur sa proie. 2. Qui est âpre au gain, avide de butin. 3. Qualifie ce qui est propre aux oiseaux de proie ou ce qui y ressemble.
noun: 1. Oiseau de l’ordre des rapaces, que l’on appelle vulgairement oiseau de proie. 2. Personne âpre au gain. 3. Grande bardane (Arctium lappa L.).
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 rapace
- rapaces plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rapace?
- /ʁa.pas/
- \ʁa.pas\
- [ɛ̃ ʁa.pas]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rapace
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rapace in French?
rapace appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).