vents
French, noun\vɑ̃\
vents is spelled V-E-N-T-S (5 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written French, the 5,118th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vents is a French masculine noun meaning “plural of vent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dans un orchestre symphonique, section regroupant les instruments à vent”.
What does vents mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineplural of vent
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dans un orchestre symphonique, section regroupant les instruments à vent.
noun: 1. Gaz intestinaux.
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 vents?
- \vɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is vents in French?
vents appears 14 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).