viril
French, adjective/vi.ʁil/
viril is spelled V-I-R-I-L (5 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written French, the 20,671st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Viril is a French adjective meaning “virile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui appartient à l’homme, en tant que mâle”.
What does viril mean in English?
adjective
- 1
virile
- 2
manly, masculine
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui appartient à l’homme, en tant que mâle. 2. Relatif à l’homme adulte ; qui présente ou réclame des qualités de force, d’endurance, de résistance ou une propension à la violence que l’on prête plus spécialement aux hommes. 3. Qui est digne d’un homme, qui est fier, ferme, énergique et digne. 4. Individuel, respectif.
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 viril
- virile feminine
- virils masculine plural
- viriles feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce viril?
- /vi.ʁil/
- \vi.ʁil\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to viril
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is viril in French?
viril appears 2.0 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).