tente
French, noun
tente is spelled T-E-N-T-E (5 letters) and appears 50 times per million words in written French, the 1,660th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tente is a French feminine noun meaning “tent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present of tenter. With an accent, tenté is a different word: “past participle of tenter”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sorte de pavillon fait ordinairement de toile, d’étoffe tendue, dont on se sert à la guerre, à la campagne…”.
What does tente mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetent
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present of tenter
verb
- 1
past participle of tenter
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sorte de pavillon fait ordinairement de toile, d’étoffe tendue, dont on se sert à la guerre, à la campagne, pour se mettre à couvert. 2. Abri du campeur souvent en toile imperméable et avec une armature légère.
noun: 1. Nom d’extension d’un élément anatomique dans un autre
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 tente
- tentes plural
- tentée feminine
- tentés masculine plural
- tentées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to tente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tente in French?
tente appears 50 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).