simples
French, noun/sɛ̃pl/
simples is spelled S-I-M-P-L-E-S (7 letters) and appears 32 times per million words in written French, the 2,569th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Simples is a French masculine noun meaning “plural of simple” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Plantes condimentaires et médicinales telles que la lavande, le romarin, la sauge, le thym, la camomille…”.
What does simples mean in English?
adjective
- 1
plural of simple
noun
- 1
masculineplural of simple
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Plantes condimentaires et médicinales telles que la lavande, le romarin, la sauge, le thym, la camomille, l’armoise, l’hysope, etc.
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.
How do you pronounce simples?
- /sɛ̃pl/
- \sɛ̃pl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is simples in French?
simples appears 32 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).