francophone

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adjective

French-speaking.

OriginFrench Francophonie ← Latin Franco- ← Ancient Greek φωνή →
Less commonScrabble 21
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Meanings

francophone1

adjectivefrancophone (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAlternative letter-case form of Francophone.
nounfrancophone (plural francophones)

plural francophones

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Francophone.

Francophone2

adjectiveFrancophone (not comparable)

alternative francophone

  1. not comparableFrench-speaking.
nounFrancophone (plural Francophones)

plural Francophones · alternative francophone

  1. A person who speaks French, especially as their mother tongue.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gallophone

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφωνή
  2. LatinFranco-“French”
  3. FrenchFrancophonie
  4. EnglishFrancophone

Altered and reinterpreted from French Francophonie, with semantic influence from Latin Franco- (“French”) + Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ), Franco- + -phone.

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Translations

Bengali ফরাসিভাষী, ফরাসিভাষী
  • ফরাসিভাষী (phoraśibhaśi)French-speaking
  • ফরাসিভাষী (phoraśibhaśi)speaker of French
Bulgarian франкофо́нски, фре́нскогово́рещ
  • франкофо́нски (frankofónski)French-speaking
  • фре́нскогово́рещ (frénskogovórešt)French-speaking
  • франкофо́н (frankofón)speaker of French
Catalan francòfon, francòfon
  • francòfonFrench-speaking
  • francòfonspeaker of French
  • francòfonaspeaker of French
Czech frankofonní
  • frankofonníFrench-speaking
Danish frankofon, fransksproget
  • frankofonFrench-speaking
  • fransksprogetFrench-speaking
  • fransktalendeFrench-speaking
Dutch Franstalig, Franstalige
  • FranstaligFrench-speaking
  • Franstaligespeaker of French
Esperanto francparola, francparolanto
  • francparolaFrench-speaking
  • francparolantospeaker of French
  • franclingvanospeaker of French
Finnish ranskankielinen, ranskankielinen
  • ranskankielinenFrench-speaking
  • ranskankielinenspeaker of French
  • ranskantaitoinenspeaker of French
French francophone, francophone
  • francophoneFrench-speaking
  • francophonespeaker of French
German französischsprachig, frankofon
  • französischsprachigFrench-speaking
  • frankofonFrench-speaking
  • frankophonFrench-speaking
  • Französisch sprechendFrench-speaking
  • französischsprechendFrench-speaking
  • Frankofonerspeaker of French
  • Frankofonespeaker of French
  • Frankophonerspeaker of French
  • Frankophonespeaker of French
Greek γαλλόφωνος, γαλλόφωνος
  • γαλλόφωνος (gallófonos)French-speaking
  • γαλλόφωνος (gallófonos)speaker of French
Hungarian frankofón, frankofón
  • frankofónFrench-speaking
  • frankofónspeaker of French
Icelandic frönskumælandi
  • frönskumælandiFrench-speaking
Irish Frainciseoir, cainteoir Fraincise
  • Frainciseoirspeaker of French
  • cainteoir Fraincisespeaker of French
Italian francofono, francofono
  • francofonoFrench-speaking
  • francofonospeaker of French
  • francofonaspeaker of French
Latin Francophonus, Francophona
  • Francophonusspeaker of French
  • Francophonaspeaker of French
Norwegian Bokmål frankofon, franskspråklig
  • frankofonFrench-speaking
  • franskspråkligFrench-speaking
  • fransktalendeFrench-speaking
Polish francuskojęzyczny
  • francuskojęzycznyFrench-speaking
Portuguese francófono, francófono
  • francófonoFrench-speaking
  • francófonospeaker of French
  • francófonaspeaker of French
Russian франкоговоря́щий, франкоязы́чный
  • франкоговоря́щий (frankogovorjáščij)French-speaking
  • франкоязы́чный (frankojazýčnyj)French-speaking
  • французскоязы́чный (francuzskojazýčnyj)French-speaking
  • франкоговоря́щий (frankogovorjáščij)speaker of French
  • франкоязы́чный (frankojazýčnyj)speaker of French
  • франкофо́н (frankofón)speaker of French
Spanish francófono, francohablante
  • francófonoFrench-speaking
  • francohablantespeaker of French
  • francófonospeaker of French
  • francófonaspeaker of French
Swedish franskspråkig, fransktalande
  • franskspråkigFrench-speaking
  • fransktalandeFrench-speaking
  • frankofonFrench-speaking
  • franskspråkigspeaker of French
  • fransktalandespeaker of French
  • frankofonspeaker of French
Turkish Frankofon, Frankofon
  • FrankofonFrench-speaking
  • Frankofonspeaker of French
Ukrainian франкомо́вний, французькомо́вний
  • франкомо́вний (frankomóvnyj)French-speaking
  • французькомо́вний (francuzʹkomóvnyj)French-speaking
Cite this entry
APA

francophone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/francophone

MLA

“francophone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/francophone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “francophone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/francophone.

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