social
French, noun/sɔ.sjal/
social is spelled S-O-C-I-A-L (6 letters) and appears 110 times per million words in written French, the 755th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Social is a French masculine noun meaning “action intended to make society work better” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ensemble des questions relevant de la société, du droit social, des conditions de vie, etc”.
What does social mean in English?
adjective
- 1
social, related to society, community
Un devoir social.
- 2
social, living in society
l'homme est un animal social.
- 3
mundane, related to social life
noun
- 1
masculineaction intended to make society work better
faire du social.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à une société, une communauté, une collectivité. 2. Qui se préoccupe du fonctionnement de la société et de ses conséquences. 3. Caractéristique de la vie en société, par opposition à l'état naturel. 4. Qui vit en société.
noun: 1. Ensemble des questions relevant de la société, du droit social, des conditions de vie, 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.
Forms of social
- sociale feminine
- sociaux masculine plural
- sociales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce social?
- /sɔ.sjal/
- \sɔ.sjal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to social
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is social in French?
social appears 110 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).