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splendide

French, adjective/splɑ̃.did/

splendide is spelled S-P-L-E-N-D-I-D-E (9 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written French, the 10,655th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Splendide is a French adjective meaning “splendid; magnificent; impressive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a de la splendeur, de la magnificence”.

What does splendide mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    splendid; magnificent; impressive

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qui a de la splendeur, de la magnificence. 2. Beau par sa lumière, son rayonnement.

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 splendide

  • splendides plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce splendide?

  • /splɑ̃.did/
  • \splɑ̃.did\
  • [splɑ̃.did]

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to splendide

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is splendide in French?

splendide appears 5.4 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).

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