triade
French, noun/tʁi.jad/
triade is spelled T-R-I-A-D-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 35,862nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Triade is a French feminine noun meaning “triad (all senses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ensemble composé de trois unités, ou trio. Les trois éléments regroupés peuvent être identiques, ou de même…”.
What does triade mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetriad (all senses)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ensemble composé de trois unités, ou trio. Les trois éléments regroupés peuvent être identiques, ou de même nature, ou être différenciés à partir d'un simple point commun. 2. Séquence configurationnelle ou séquence constitutive comprenant trois unités configurationnelles. 3. Association criminelle de la mafia chinoise. 4. accord constitué de trois notes.
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 triade
- triades plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce triade?
- /tʁi.jad/
- \tʁi.jad\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to triade
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is triade in French?
triade appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).