trois
French, number/tʁwa/
trois is spelled T-R-O-I-S (5 letters) and appears 525 times per million words in written French, the 153rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trois is a French number meaning “three” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does trois mean in English?
number
- 1
three
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant à deux plus un. 2. Troisième. 3. Petit nombre indéterminé.
noun: 1. Nombre 3, entier naturel après deux. 2. 3, chiffre utilisé dans la numérotation décimale. 3. (Par substantivation) Chose portant le numéro trois. 4. Troisième jour du mois.
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.
How do you pronounce trois?
- /tʁwa/
- /tʁwɑ/
- [t̪χwa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to trois
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is trois in French?
trois appears 525 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).