sociable
French, adjective/sɔ.sjabl/
sociable is spelled S-O-C-I-A-B-L-E (8 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written French, the 21,879th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sociable is a French adjective meaning “sociable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est naturellement porté à rechercher la société, qui est destiné à vivre en société”.
What does sociable mean in English?
adjective
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sociable
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est naturellement porté à rechercher la société, qui est destiné à vivre en société. 2. Avec qui il est facile de vivre, qui est d’un bon et facile commerce. 3. Qui porte vers les autres.
noun: 1. Voiture hippomobile dont les passagers étaient assis en vis à vis, d'où son nom.
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 sociable
- sociables plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sociable?
- /sɔ.sjabl/
- \sɔ.sjabl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sociable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sociable in French?
sociable appears 1.8 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).