troll
French, noun/tʁɔl/
troll is spelled T-R-O-L-L (5 letters) and appears 5.9 times per million words in written French, the 9,981st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Troll is a French masculine noun meaning “troll (mythical being)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Créature merveilleuse, lutin ou géant du folklore scandinave, habitant des montagnes ou des forêts”.
What does troll mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetroll (mythical being)
noun
- 1
masculinetroll (inflammatory poster on the Internet)
- 2
masculinethe act of trolling
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Créature merveilleuse, lutin ou géant du folklore scandinave, habitant des montagnes ou des forêts.
noun: 1. Internaute postant sur des forums et autres espaces de discussion des messages provocateurs ayant généralement trait à des sujets prompts à susciter des débats houleux. 2. Le sujet du débat lui-même. 3. Provocation visant à narguer et faire enrager une personne.
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 troll
- trolls plural
- trollesse
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce troll?
- /tʁɔl/
- \tʁɔl\
- [t̪ʁ̥ɔl̪]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to troll
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is troll in French?
troll appears 5.9 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).