solitude
French, noun/sɔ.li.tyd/
solitude is spelled S-O-L-I-T-U-D-E (8 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written French, the 5,851st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Solitude is a French feminine noun meaning “solitude” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “État d’une personne qui est seule, qui est retirée du commerce du monde”.
What does solitude mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesolitude
- 2
feminineloneliness
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. État d’une personne qui est seule, qui est retirée du commerce du monde. 2. Sentiment d'être seul ou abandonné. 3. Lieu éloigné du commerce, de la vue, de la fréquentation des hommes.
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 solitude
- solitudes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce solitude?
- /sɔ.li.tyd/
- \sɔ.li.tyd\
- [sɔ.li.tyd]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to solitude
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is solitude in French?
solitude appears 12 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).