sympathique
French, adjective/sɛ̃.pa.tik/
sympathique is spelled S-Y-M-P-A-T-H-I-Q-U-E (11 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written French, the 5,743rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sympathique is a French adjective meaning “nice, kind, friendly, likeable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à la sympathie”.
What does sympathique mean in English?
adjective
- 1
nice, kind, friendly, likeable
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à la sympathie. 2. Qui inspire la sympathie. 3. Qui agit indirectement. 4. Qualifie une encre sans couleur qui apparaît lorsqu’on présente le papier à la chaleur ou qu’on y applique quelque agent chimique.
noun: 1. Système nerveux ganglionnaire, distinct du système cérébromédullaire.
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 sympathique
- sympathiques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sympathique?
- /sɛ̃.pa.tik/
- \sɛ̃.pa.tik\
- [sɛ̃.pa.tik]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sympathique
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sympathique in French?
sympathique appears 12 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).