shot
French, noun/ʃɔt/
shot is spelled S-H-O-T (4 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written French, the 15,113th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Shot is a French masculine noun meaning “shot (small quantity of drink, especially alcohol)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Verre à shot”.
What does shot mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshot (small quantity of drink, especially alcohol)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verre à shot. 2. Contenu d’un verre à shot. 3. Toute petite portion de café. 4. Tir avec une arme.
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 shot
- shots plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce shot?
- /ʃɔt/
- \ʃɔt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is shot in French?
shot appears 3.2 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).