francês
Portuguese, noun/fɾɐ̃ˈse(j)s/
francês is spelled F-R-A-N-C-Ê-S (7 letters) and appears 74 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,311th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Francês is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Frenchman (person from France)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural da França”.
What does francês mean in English?
adjective
- 1
French (of or relating to France)
noun
- 1
masculineFrenchman (person from France)
noun
- 1
masculineFrench (Romance language spoken in France, Belgium, Switzerland and former colonies of France)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ou pertencente à França
noun: 1. natural da França 2. língua dos franceses e francófonos
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of francês
- francesa feminine
- franceses masculine plural
- francesas feminine plural
- francez alternative
- Frances alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce francês?
- Brazil /fɾɐ̃ˈse(j)s/
- Brazil [fɾɐ̃ˈse(ɪ̯)s]
- /fɾɐ̃ˈse(j)ʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to francês
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is francês in Portuguese?
francês appears 74 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).