sentence
French, noun/sɑ̃.tɑ̃s/
sentence is spelled S-E-N-T-E-N-C-E (8 letters) and appears 5.6 times per million words in written French, the 10,294th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sentence is a French feminine noun meaning “sentence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Apophtegme, maxime, opinion exprimée d’une manière dogmatique”.
What does sentence mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesentence
- 2
feminineverdict
- 3
femininemaxim, saying, adage
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Apophtegme, maxime, opinion exprimée d’une manière dogmatique. 2. Jugement rendu par des juges. 3. Peine, condamnation 4. Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)
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 sentence
- sentences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sentence?
- /sɑ̃.tɑ̃s/
- \sɑ̃.tɑ̃s\
- [sɑ̃.tɑ̃s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sentence
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sentence in French?
sentence appears 5.6 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).