valide
French, adjective
valide is spelled V-A-L-I-D-E (6 letters) and appears 9.1 times per million words in written French, the 7,166th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Valide is a French adjective meaning “valid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of valider. With an accent, validé is a different word: “past participle of valider”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est valable, qui a les conditions requises par la loi pour produire son effet”.
What does valide mean in English?
adjective
- 1
valid
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of valider
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est valable, qui a les conditions requises par la loi pour produire son effet. 2. Qui a été recoupé et vérifié avec plusieurs sources. 3. Qui est sain, vigoureux, en bonne santé. 4. Qui est apte à travailler ; qui n'a aucun handicap.
noun: 1. Personne qui est saine, vigoureuse, et sans handicap.
noun: 1. Titre donné par les Turcs à la mère du sultan régnant.
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 valide
- valides plural
- validée feminine
- validés masculine plural
- validées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to valide
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is valide in French?
valide appears 9.1 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).