spectacle
French, noun/spɛk.takl/
spectacle is spelled S-P-E-C-T-A-C-L-E (9 letters) and appears 54 times per million words in written French, the 1,564th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Spectacle is a French masculine noun meaning “a show, a spectacle, a performance, a concert” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Vue d’ensemble qui attire les regards, l’attention”.
What does spectacle mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea show, a spectacle, a performance, a concert
Ils ont estimé qu'il est divertissant et qu'il se démarque nettement du spectacle actuel.
- 2
masculinea sight, a showing, a display
Devant un tel spectacle ils se jetèrent à genoux pleurant les morts de leurs compatriotes.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vue d’ensemble qui attire les regards, l’attention. 2. Divertissement offert au public, et particulièrement de la représentation d’une pièce de théâtre. 3. Manifestation publique remarquable ou admirable.
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 spectacle
- spectacles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce spectacle?
- /spɛk.takl/
- \spɛk.takl\
- [ɛ̃ spɛk.takl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to spectacle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is spectacle in French?
spectacle appears 54 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).