siècle
French, noun/sjɛkl/
siècle is a French masculine noun meaning “century (period of 100 years)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Période de cent ans”.
What does siècle mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecentury (period of 100 years)
le xxiᵉ siècle
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Période de cent ans. 2. Durée de cent années dans la logique du calendrier julien puis grégorien. Le iᵉʳ siècle comprend les années 1–100, et le iiᵉ siècle, 101–200, etc. Nous sommes maintenant dans le xxiᵉ siècle des années 2001–2100. 3. Période plus ou moins longue. 4. Temps rendu célèbre par le règne de quelque grand prince, ou par les actions, les ouvrages de quelque grand homme.
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de siècle.
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 siècle
- siècles plural
- siecle alternative obsolete
- siecles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce siècle?
- /sjɛkl/
- \sjɛkl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to siècle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is siècle in French?
siècle appears 155 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).