termite
French, noun/tɛʁ.mit/
termite is spelled T-E-R-M-I-T-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written French, the 98,883rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Termite is a French feminine noun meaning “termite (white-bodied, wood-consuming insect)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Nom courant des Isoptères, ordre d’insectes sociaux xylophages”.
What does termite mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinetermite (white-bodied, wood-consuming insect)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nom courant des Isoptères, ordre d’insectes sociaux xylophages.
adjective: 1. Infesté par les termites.
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 termite
- termites plural
- termités plural masculine
- termitée singular feminine
- termitées plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce termite?
- /tɛʁ.mit/
- \tɛʁ.mit\
- \tɛʁ.mi.te\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to termite
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is termite in French?
termite appears about once in every 9 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).