requis
French, adjective\ʁə.ki\
requis is spelled R-E-Q-U-I-S (6 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written French, the 6,484th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Requis is a French adjective meaning “required (needed)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of requérir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “D’une chose ou d’un concept : qui fait partie de conditions fixées par la loi ou un règlement”.
What does requis mean in English?
adjective
- 1
required (needed)
verb
- 1
past participle of requérir
verb
- 1
masculinemasculine plural of requi
verb
- 1
first/second-person singular past historic of requérir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. D’une chose ou d’un concept : qui fait partie de conditions fixées par la loi ou un règlement. 2. Demandé ou exigé (pour faire quelque chose). 3. D’une personne : qui est contraint à être présent ou à accomplir une tâche par les autorités, par voie de réquisition.
noun: 1. Personne contrainte à effectuer une tâche par les autorités lors d’une guerre.
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 requis
- requise feminine
- requises feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce requis?
- \ʁə.ki\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to requis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is requis in French?
requis appears 10 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).