violence
French, noun/vjɔ.lɑ̃s/
violence is spelled V-I-O-L-E-N-C-E (8 letters) and appears 58 times per million words in written French, the 1,441st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Violence is a French feminine noun meaning “violence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Impétuosité ; force non contenue”.
What does violence mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineviolence
- 2
feminineact of violence
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Impétuosité ; force non contenue. 2. Force dont on use contre le droit commun, contre les lois, contre la liberté publique. 3. Force que l’on use dans la contestation sociale ou dans la répression des conflits sociaux. 4. Action physique ou psychologique accomplie pour obliger autrui à faire ou ne pas faire quelque chose, pour exprimer sa colère ou son désaccord, ou uniquement pour faire du mal.
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 violence
- violences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce violence?
- /vjɔ.lɑ̃s/
- \vjɔ.lɑ̃s\
- [vjɔ.lɑ̃s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to violence
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is violence in French?
violence appears 58 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).