socle
French, noun/sɔkl/
socle is spelled S-O-C-L-E (5 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written French, the 10,464th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Socle is a French masculine noun meaning “plinth, pedestal, socle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Base sur laquelle repose une colonne”.
What does socle mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineplinth, pedestal, socle
- 2
masculinebasis, foundation, core idea
- 3
masculinebasement (mass of rock underlying sedimentary cover)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Base sur laquelle repose une colonne. 2. Support d’un buste, d’une statuette, d’un vase, etc. 3. Réceptacle sur lequel peut être fixé un élément amovible. 4. Base servant à recevoir un appareil portable afin de le recharger électriquement, ou comme extension matérielle pour fonctionnalités supplémentaires.
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 socle
- socles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce socle?
- /sɔkl/
- \sɔkl\
- [sɔkl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to socle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is socle in French?
socle appears 5.5 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).