semblable
French, noun/sɑ̃.blabl/
semblable is spelled S-E-M-B-L-A-B-L-E (9 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written French, the 5,743rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Semblable is a French feminine noun meaning “something or someone that belongs to the same kind or species” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Humain qui partage la même humanité, la même dignité”.
What does semblable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
similar
Cette maison est assez semblable.
noun
- 1
femininemasculinesomething or someone that belongs to the same kind or species
Il prenait soin de ses semblables.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est pareil, ressemblant, qui est de même nature, de même qualité, qui a des caractères communs, similaire. 2. Qualifie deux ou plusieurs figures géométriques qui ont leurs angles égaux, chacun à chacun, et dans lesquelles, en outre, les côtés qui comprennent ces angles sont proportionnels.
noun: 1. Humain qui partage la même humanité, la même dignité. 2. Les autres hommes, sans distinction de race et de civilisation.
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 semblable
- semblables plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce semblable?
- /sɑ̃.blabl/
- \sɑ̃.blabl\
- [sɑ̃.blabl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to semblable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is semblable in French?
semblable appears 12 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).