surpris
French, adjective\syʁ.pʁi\
surpris is spelled S-U-R-P-R-I-S (7 letters) and appears 33 times per million words in written French, the 2,473rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Surpris is a French adjective meaning “surprised” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of surprendre. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est sous l’effet de la surprise, de l’étonnement”.
What does surpris mean in English?
adjective
- 1
surprised
verb
- 1
past participle of surprendre
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est sous l’effet de la surprise, de l’étonnement. 2. Usurpé. 3. Obtenu par surprise.
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 surpris
- surprise feminine
- surprises feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce surpris?
- \syʁ.pʁi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to surpris
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is surpris in French?
surpris appears 33 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).