splendeur
French, noun/splɑ̃.dœʁ/
splendeur is spelled S-P-L-E-N-D-E-U-R (9 letters) and appears 3.8 times per million words in written French, the 13,537th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Splendeur is a French feminine noun meaning “splendor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grand éclat de lumière”.
What does splendeur mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesplendor
dans toute sa splendeur
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grand éclat de lumière. 2. Grand éclat d’honneur, de gloire. 3. Magnificence, pompe. 4. Choses éclatantes, magnifiques.
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 splendeur
- splendeurs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce splendeur?
- /splɑ̃.dœʁ/
- \splɑ̃.dœʁ\
- [splɑ̃.dœʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to splendeur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is splendeur in French?
splendeur appears 3.8 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).