viking
French, adjective
viking is spelled V-I-K-I-N-G (6 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written French, the 20,080th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Viking is a French adjective meaning “Relating to the Vikings” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Viking is a different word: “Viking”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif aux Vikings”.
What does viking mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Relating to the Vikings
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif aux Vikings.
noun: 1. Personne originaire de Scandinavie ayant participé à des expéditions maritimes de commerce, d’exploration ou de guerre entre le VIIIᵉ et le XIᵉ siècle.
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 viking
- Vikings plural
- vikings plural
- vikinge feminine
- vikingue obsolete
- Vikingue
- Wiking
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to viking
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is viking in French?
viking appears 2.1 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).