saumon
French, noun/so.mɔ̃/
saumon is spelled S-A-U-M-O-N (6 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written French, the 10,655th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Saumon is a French masculine noun meaning “salmon (fish)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Poisson de la famille des salmonidés dont la chair est très appréciée et qui remonte les rivières au moment…”.
What does saumon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesalmon (fish)
- 2
masculinewingtip (of an aircraft)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Poisson de la famille des salmonidés dont la chair est très appréciée et qui remonte les rivières au moment du frai. 2. Chair de ce poisson, consommée par l'homme. 3. Lingot de métal obtenu en fonderie. 4. Caisson allongé servant de carénage à l’extrémité d’une aile d’avion.
adjective: 1. Qui est d’un rose pâle tirant légèrement sur le orangé. #F88E55
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 saumon
- saumons plural
- saumonne feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saumon?
- /so.mɔ̃/
- \so.mɔ̃\
- [ɛ̃ so.mɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to saumon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is saumon in French?
saumon appears 5.4 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).