tremplin
French, noun/tʁɑ̃.plɛ̃/
tremplin is spelled T-R-E-M-P-L-I-N (8 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written French, the 17,096th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tremplin is a French masculine noun meaning “springboard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Planche inclinée, élastique, sur laquelle les sauteurs ou les plongeurs bondissent pour s’élancer et faire…”.
What does tremplin mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinespringboard
- 2
masculinespringboard
- 3
masculinespringboard (something to jumpstart or boost e.g. a career)
- 4
masculineski jump (ramp)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Planche inclinée, élastique, sur laquelle les sauteurs ou les plongeurs bondissent pour s’élancer et faire des sauts ou des plongeons. 2. Circonstance favorable à l'accélération du développement d’une affaire, d’une entreprise.
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 tremplin
- tremplins plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tremplin?
- /tʁɑ̃.plɛ̃/
- \tʁɑ̃.plɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tremplin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tremplin in French?
tremplin appears 2.7 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).