recrue
French, noun/ʁə.kʁy/
recrue is spelled R-E-C-R-U-E (6 letters) and appears 4.6 times per million words in written French, the 11,928th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Recrue is a French feminine noun meaning “recruit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Levée de soldat remplaçant ceux qui manquent”.
What does recrue mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerecruit
- 2
femininerookie
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Levée de soldat remplaçant ceux qui manquent. 2. Personne recrutée pour le service militaire, conformément à la loi de la conscription. 3. Nouveau membre d'une société, d'un corps savant ou politique, etc. 4. Recrutement.
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 recrue
- recrues plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce recrue?
- /ʁə.kʁy/
- \ʁə.kʁy\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to recrue
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is recrue in French?
recrue appears 4.6 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).