rivale
French, noun\ʁi.val\
rivale is spelled R-I-V-A-L-E (6 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written French, the 17,650th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rivale is a French feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of rival” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of rival. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Femme rivale”.
What does rivale mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of rival
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of rival
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Femme rivale.
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 rivale
- rivales plural
- rival masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rivale?
- \ʁi.val\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rivale
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rivale in French?
rivale appears 2.6 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).