science
French, noun/sjɑ̃s/
science is spelled S-C-I-E-N-C-E (7 letters) and appears 69 times per million words in written French, the 1,207th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Science is a French feminine noun meaning “science (field of study, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Connaissance, savoir”.
What does science mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininescience (field of study, etc.)
- 2
archaicfeminineknowledge
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Connaissance, savoir. 2. Ensemble des connaissances acquises par l’étude ou la pratique. 3. Organisation de connaissances spécialisées par des moyens méthodiques et fondés sur l'expérience ou le raisonnement par l'établissement de principes (théories, lois, etc.). 4. Histoire, idée saugrenue.
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 science
- sciences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce science?
- /sjɑ̃s/
- \sjɑ̃s\
- [lɑ sjɑ̃s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to science
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is science in French?
science appears 69 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).