ressource
French, noun/ʁə.suʁs/
ressource is spelled R-E-S-S-O-U-R-C-E (9 letters) and appears 9.3 times per million words in written French, the 7,048th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ressource is a French feminine noun meaning “resource” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ce à quoi on a recours, ce qui peut fournir ce dont on a besoin”.
What does ressource mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineresource
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ce à quoi on a recours, ce qui peut fournir ce dont on a besoin. 2. Moyens qu'offre une chose par son usage. 3. Services étatiques ou non, à but lucratif ou non, à l'intention des personnes aux prises avec des problèmes psychologiques ou sociaux. 4. Ce dont on a besoin ; moyen d’action.
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 ressource
- ressources plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ressource?
- /ʁə.suʁs/
- \ʁə.suʁs\
- [ʁə.suʁs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ressource
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ressource in French?
ressource appears 9.3 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).