secteur
French, noun/sɛk.tœʁ/
secteur is spelled S-E-C-T-E-U-R (7 letters) and appears 81 times per million words in written French, the 1,026th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Secteur is a French masculine noun meaning “circular sector (part of a circle, extending to the center)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Partie d’un disque qui est comprise entre deux rayons quelconques”.
What does secteur mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecircular sector (part of a circle, extending to the center)
- 2
masculinesector (field of economic activity)
secteur privé
- 3
masculinearea, vicinity
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Partie d’un disque qui est comprise entre deux rayons quelconques. 2. Instrument d’astronomie, qui a moins d’étendue que le quart de cercle. 3. Portion d’une enceinte fortifiée, d’un front de combat, placée sous les ordres d’un commandant particulier, ordinairement d’un commandant de division. 4. Circonscription administrative.
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 secteur
- secteurs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce secteur?
- /sɛk.tœʁ/
- \sɛk.tœʁ\
- [sɛk.tœʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to secteur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is secteur in French?
secteur appears 81 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).