volume
French, noun/vɔ.lym/
volume is spelled V-O-L-U-M-E (6 letters) and appears 43 times per million words in written French, the 1,953rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Volume is a French masculine noun meaning “volume (of a book, a written work)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ampleur, grosseur d’une masse ; espace occupé par un corps ou celui pouvant être délimité par une ou des…”.
What does volume mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinevolume (of a book, a written work)
- 2
masculinevolume (sound)
- 3
masculinevolume (amount of space something takes up)
- 4
masculinevolume (amount; quantity)
- 5
masculinean overly long piece of writing
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ampleur, grosseur d’une masse ; espace occupé par un corps ou celui pouvant être délimité par une ou des surfaces. 2. Quantité approximative, notamment dans le commerce. 3. Intensité d’un son, puissance acoustique. 4. Ouvrage ou division physique d’un ouvrage relié.
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 volume
- volumes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce volume?
- /vɔ.lym/
- \vɔ.lym\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to volume
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is volume in French?
volume appears 43 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).