we
French, interjection
we is spelled W-E (2 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written French, the 4,323rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). We is a French interjection meaning “ouais” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, WE is a different word: “abbreviation of week-end (fin de semaine)”.
What does we mean in English?
interjection
- 1
slangouais
noun
- 1
masculineabbreviation of week-end (fin de semaine)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Abréviation de week-end.
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 we
- ww alternative
- W.E. alternative
- W-E alternative
- W.-E. alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is we in French?
we appears 17 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).