viole
French, noun
viole is spelled V-I-O-L-E (5 letters) and appears 7.1 times per million words in written French, the 8,672nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Viole is a French feminine noun meaning “viol” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of violer. With an accent, violé is a different word: “past participle of violer”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Instrument de musique à six ou sept cordes, dont on joue avec un archet”.
What does viole mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineviol
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of violer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Instrument de musique à six ou sept cordes, dont on joue avec un archet.
noun: 1. Petit cric dont les charpentiers se servaient pour lever les pièces de bois les plus lourdes.
noun: 1. Personne qui radote, qui répète inlassablement les mêmes propos.
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 viole
- violes plural
- violée feminine
- violés masculine plural
- violées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to viole
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is viole in French?
viole appears 7.1 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).