semple
French, noun\sɑ̃pl\
semple is spelled S-E-M-P-L-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written French, the 110,748th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Semple is a French masculine noun meaning “a type of transfer used in weaving looms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Disposition de ficelles formant une partie du métier à tisser, établie de manière à produire sur le tissu un…”.
What does semple mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea type of transfer used in weaving looms
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Disposition de ficelles formant une partie du métier à tisser, établie de manière à produire sur le tissu un dessin déterminé.
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 semple
- semples plural
- sample
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce semple?
- \sɑ̃pl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is semple in French?
semple appears about once in every 11 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).