RIF
French, noun\ʁif\
RIF is spelled R-I-F (3 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 36,297th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). RIF is a French noun meaning “initialism of rock identitaire français, a patriotic stream in French rock” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Acronyme de rock identitaire français”.
What does RIF mean in English?
noun
- 1
initialism of rock identitaire français, a patriotic stream in French rock
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Feu. 2. Ligne de feu ; front ; combat. 3. Bagarre ; rififi. 4. Colère.
noun: 1. Forme masculine du mot « rive », utilisée par les Rifains.
noun: 1. Acronyme de rock identitaire français.
noun: 1. Réponse impulsionnelle finie. 2. Filtre à réponse impulsionnelle finie.
noun: 1. Recherche dans l'intérêt des familles.
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 RIF
- rifs plural
- riffe
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce RIF?
- \ʁif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is RIF in French?
RIF 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).