sultan
French, noun/syl.tɑ̃/
sultan is spelled S-U-L-T-A-N (6 letters) and appears 5.9 times per million words in written French, the 9,981st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sultan is a French masculine noun meaning “a sultan: a Muslim ruler with a certain title” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Titre qu’on donnait à l’empereur des Turcs”.
What does sultan mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea sultan: a Muslim ruler with a certain title
- 2
masculinea silk-ornamented basket
- 3
masculinea perfume sachet to put in a linen coffer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Titre qu’on donnait à l’empereur des Turcs. 2. Titre de dignité qui se donne à certains souverains musulmans.
noun: 1. Dix-septième mois du calendrier bahaï, correspondant environ à la période du 19 janvier au 6 février du calendrier grégorien.
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 sultan
- sultans plural
- sultane feminine
- sultán
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sultan?
- /syl.tɑ̃/
- \syl.tɑ̃\
- \syl.tan\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sultan
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sultan in French?
sultan appears 5.9 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).