strict
French, adjective/stʁikt/
strict is spelled S-T-R-I-C-T (6 letters) and appears 6.5 times per million words in written French, the 9,289th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Strict is a French adjective meaning “strict” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est rigoureux, étroit”.
What does strict mean in English?
adjective
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strict
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est rigoureux, étroit. 2. Qui est exact, sévère (pour les personnes). 3. Qui exclut l’égalité.
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 strict
- stricte feminine
- stricts masculine plural
- strictes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce strict?
- /stʁikt/
- \stʁikt\
- [stʁikt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to strict
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is strict in French?
strict appears 6.5 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).