soutien
French, noun/su.tjɛ̃/
soutien is spelled S-O-U-T-I-E-N (7 letters) and appears 81 times per million words in written French, the 1,026th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Soutien is a French masculine noun meaning “support (physical)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ce qui soutient, appui”.
What does soutien mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesupport (physical)
- 2
masculinesupport (psychological/emotional)
- 3
informalmasculineellipsis of soutien-gorge
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ce qui soutient, appui. 2. Appui, défense, protection. 3. Ornement extérieur posé de part et d’autre d'un écu pour le soutenir.
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 soutien
- soutiens plural
- soutine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce soutien?
- /su.tjɛ̃/
- \su.tjɛ̃\
- [su.tjɛ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to soutien
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is soutien in French?
soutien appears 81 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).