support
French, noun/sy.pɔʁ/
support is spelled S-U-P-P-O-R-T (7 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written French, the 3,674th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Support is a French masculine noun meaning “support” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ce qui soutient une chose, ce sur quoi elle pose”.
What does support mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesupport
- 2
masculinebase
- 3
masculinesupporter
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ce qui soutient une chose, ce sur quoi elle pose. 2. Aide, appui, soutien moral, protection. 3. Document sur lequel s’appuie un discours ou des explications (par exemple, un support de conférence, un support pédagogique). 4. Figure héraldique unique portant l’écu ou référence à une des deux figures placées de chaque côté de l’écu et utilisée comme ornement extérieur. Dans le cas d’une figure humaine, on parle plutôt de tenant. Souvent les armoiries sont dotées de deux supports identiques (notamment en héraldique britannique). Dans ce cas, voir supports.
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 support
- supports plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce support?
- /sy.pɔʁ/
- \sy.pɔʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to support
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is support in French?
support appears 21 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).