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French Vocabulary Mega-Challenge

Translate these random English words into French, based on length of word and starting letters.
Enter the COMPLETE WORD. Correct spelling is required.
The words change each time you play. With enough plays, you'll master 500 words!
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First submittedOctober 15, 2021
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Water (n.)
3
Eau
Brother (n.)
5
Frère
Who (adv.)
3
Qui
Thank you! (interj.)
5
Merci
To choose (v.)
7
Choisir
Forbidden (adj.)
8
Interdit
She (pron.)
4
Elle
World (n.)
5
Monde
Airplane (n.)
5
Avion
Word (n.)
3
Mot
To die (v.)
6
Mourir
Almost (adv.)
7
Presque
Boy (n.)
6
Garçon
Duck (n.)
6
Canard
Queen (n.)
5
Reine
To give (v.)
6
Donner
Country (n.)
4
Pays
Difficult (adj.)
9
Difficile
Ready (adj.)
4
Prêt
Beach (n.)
5
Plage
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79 Comments
kiwirage
+11
Level 63
Oct 26, 2021
If you enjoyed this quiz, try it again! The words change each time you play.
Yoshimano
+33
Level 66
Oct 16, 2021
I expected this mega challenge to be at least ten times longer! :D

Still fun though

Thanks!

kiwirage
+13
Level 63
Oct 16, 2021
You were expecting at least 5000 words?!
Yoshimano
+5
Level 66
Jul 16, 2023
let's say I expected mega to be mega... we can discuss what it would amount to..
GlassMonkeyOLD
+4
Level 69
Aug 8, 2024
Most megapedes don't actually have a million legs.
Dougnut
+1
Level 57
Mar 18, 2025
Um… 20 times 10 is 200 not 5000
kiwirage
+1
Level 63
Mar 18, 2025
Um... 500 times 10 is 5000. Read the information above the quiz.
sumguy
+7
Level 87
Oct 17, 2021
Interesting. In Canada we say "bicyclette" for bicycle. Based on the Wikipedia article, it seems to be the preferred word in France as well. "Une bicyclette, ou un vélo" ~ Bicyclette -- fr.wikipedia.org
Djilas
+16
Level 86
Oct 17, 2021
In common usage vélo is way more common. Bicyclette is formal/old fashioned.
CanadaMonarchist
+3
Level 86
Oct 23, 2021
In Quebec or in France? Unsure about France, but I know a few dozen French Canadians/Quebecois and they usually use bicyclette.
TheCrusher
+1
Level 70
Jul 25, 2023
Nah, we say "bécyque". ;)
Alkali
+1
Level 59
Dec 15, 2023
we do.
clemenceeee
+1
Level 32
Mar 10, 2025
Yes, in france we use vélo way more, it's easier and more common
Crazyguineapig
+1
Level 55
May 30, 2025
I'm french and we say "velo"
Julotek
+4
Level 65
Oct 22, 2021
Bicyclette is the normal and formal world (I'm French).

But Vélo is easier to say and to write so people tend to say and write it.

AlexThirkell
+2
Level 74
Oct 22, 2021
I think Julotek is right here.

I've done a lot of cycling in France and in my experience it was almost always vélo. Bicyclette wouldn't necessarily sound strange, but neuf times out of dix people used vélo.

Yoshimano
+3
Level 66
Jul 16, 2023
he's right about the "formal" aspect but you would never hear it from anyone indeed, unless this person is your grandfather or above 85 years
Alkali
+1
Level 59
Dec 15, 2023
yeah! i use the interchangebly but i mostly use "bicyclette" but i sometimes use "vélo"
QuizzerBros
+1
Level 69
Jul 30, 2024
I dunno, Duolingo taught me vélo!
thuunderko
+1
Level 85
Oct 17, 2021
Bienvenue should be 9 letters
Henning
+1
Level 82
Oct 17, 2021
And trente should be 6 letters
tamara
+1
Level 74
Oct 17, 2021
"carnet" is also a valid translation of notebook and it has 6 letters and starts with "ca"
Arvind1024
+1
Level 62
Apr 16, 2022
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't "carnet" more like "booklet" than "notebook", which would be "cahier"?
KuduBiltong
+1
Level 63
Apr 19, 2022
Not really. There is overlap but carnet would be closer to notebook. Like a carnet de voyages is a travelog that you note stuff down in, and Doris Lessing's "The Golden Notebook" is "Le Carnet d'Or" in French.
Josiah
+1
Level 58
Oct 17, 2021
Congrats on the feature! Great quiz!
CYzaG
+2
Level 48
Oct 18, 2021
Great quizz! Mustard is missing an e : it's Moutarde and not Moutard
PantsLobbyist
+2
Level 99
Oct 18, 2021
C'était fantastique! Plus s'il vous plait!
DonTheLamplighter
+3
Level 87
Oct 18, 2021
Cow = Vache...Monty Python and the Holy Grail comes through again!
Cog
+1
Level 77
Oct 19, 2021
Great quiz. Would love to see more of these in other languages. I would particularly like to see an Italian one
kiwirage
+1
Level 63
Oct 21, 2021
Thanks! German and Italian will be next in the series.
PrettyTiedUp
+2
Level 71
Oct 20, 2021
Chanterelle?
kiwirage
+2
Level 63
Oct 20, 2021
Too many letters. And also, that's a specific type of mushroom, not a translation of the word 'mushroom' itself.
overtired
+2
Level 88
Oct 21, 2021
Small correction - Chambre (Bedroom) has 7 letters not 6. Great quiz!
kiwirage
+3
Level 63
Oct 21, 2021
Thanks for your eagle eyes!
roadrage
+2
Level 67
Oct 22, 2021
Nice quiz. I guess it’s a neat way to brush up on vocabulary.

I only managed 7 this time but I will be coming back for more.

Although I came close with 2 others…, spelled ‘rarely’ the Spanish way and switched the ‘g’ and ‘n’ in ‘Spain’

HBK97
+3
Level 78
Oct 22, 2021
Feels good to be from a country where both French and English are widely used on a daily basis.
YogBarOg
+1
Level 72
Oct 22, 2021
Excellent quiz!
anto91
+2
Level 68
Oct 22, 2021
Way too easy... (I'm French)
asdf4881
+2
Level 79
Mar 27, 2022
Then don't take french quizzes, tf???
JackintheBox
+1
Level 82
Mar 13, 2023
Quite challenging for me... I'm Malaysian and learning French!
Elboy
+1
Level 75
Oct 22, 2021
Your easiest quiz for me so far... I have to admit that being French helps a bit: D Super quiz btw!
GlobalCitizen
+1
Level 65
Oct 22, 2021
Can you accept numéro for number too?

Correct me if I am wrong or missing something native French speakers.

kiwirage
+1
Level 63
Oct 22, 2021
Yes, thanks, I'll fix this.
sumguy
+1
Level 87
Oct 23, 2021
I haven't had it come up in the quiz, but I'm guessing this is about nombre vs. numéro. Both translate to English as number, but nombre refers to quantity (count) while numéro refers to the name of the numeral.
BrunoLP
+1
Level 78
Oct 22, 2021
As a french canadian, easiest quiz on here
Natha
+1
Level 43
Oct 22, 2021
The exact translation of "Ice Cream" is "Crème Glacée".

"Glace" stands for "Ice, Sorbet, Ice Cream, Mirror".

TBH, lots of French use the word "Glace" to designate a frozen sweet, including both ice cream and sorbet. But when a French says that he want a "Crème Glacée", he is asking for an "Ice Cream" and nothing else, therefore, it is the most accurate translation.

This comment only applies to French from France. I do not know how it goes in the other French speaking countries, and as French is way bigger than France, it is likely that my statement does not apply to all French speakers. But as you put the French flag in the picture of the quiz, I am going to assume that we focus on French form France.

Very cool quiz nonetheless ! ^^

TheOrca
+1
Level 54
Apr 1, 2022
In Canada all ice cream in the store says creme glacee so yeah I think you are right
richiesyxx
+1
Level 74
Oct 23, 2021
Help me out here: is it to run, as in “to run a company” or “to run a race?”
kiwirage
+1
Level 63
Oct 23, 2021
'Courir' is to run a race. To run a company, you would use 'diriger'.
Verycreativename
+1
Level 39
Apr 10, 2026
Not necessarily, to run a race, but to physically run with your legs.
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Oct 24, 2021
Also accept nouvelle (as in Nouvelle-Zélande) for "new"? And is it worth accepting either masculine or feminine forms of adjectives in general?
kiwirage
+1
Level 63
Oct 24, 2021
Good question, but that's a minefield I've happily avoided by indicating the length of word: 'nouvelle' has 8 letters, not the 7 required. The masculine singular is the standard form to use when translating an adjective without context. It's also the first entry in a dictionary translation, with feminine and plural alterations given afterwards.
SuperAntoom
+2
Level 40
Mar 23, 2022
Ce quiz est trop simple je comprends pas la difficulté
THEAilin
+1
Level 37
May 23, 2022
Actually, Rule is Reigner. Ruler is Règle.
kiwirage
+1
Level 63
May 24, 2022
Actually, reigner is not a word in French. The verb 'to rule' is régner. But this quiz asks for the noun 'rule', as you can see from the (n.) after the hint. The answer is correct as is.
BonerJones
+2
Level 34
Jan 24, 2023
a boyfriend isn't a copain a copain is jsut a normal friend
InsertUsername4
+3
Level 56
Jan 15, 2024
It can be both
Amphi64
+1
Level 33
Sep 22, 2024
In French we actually say "petit ami" or "compagnon", "copain" is for friend
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 72
Dec 24, 2024
We can use all of those, but also copain/copine for boyfriend/girlfriend. You get the meaning from context.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 82
Mar 13, 2023
déjâ should be changed to déjà.
kiwirage
+1
Level 63
Mar 14, 2023
Fixed, thanks
Minutiae
+3
Level 74
May 9, 2023
In a similar, finicky, vein, soeur should be sœur.
Minutiae
+1
Level 74
May 8, 2023
Thanks for making this – it's an excellent tool for learning French.
Julejule
+1
Level 78
Jul 14, 2023
'To break' should be a verb. Nice quiz. My high school French came through (for the most part).
kiwirage
+1
Level 63
Jul 14, 2023
Thanks for noticing, I've submitted a fix
JFM01
+1
Level 56
Jul 14, 2023
17/20 in my first time playing this. I had French in School for seven years and I greatly appreciate this quiz for making me remember some of the vocabulary.
TheCrusher
+2
Level 70
Jul 25, 2023
"Grand-père" usually has a hyphen in the middle. (Or is it gone with the whole new spelling trend?)
Amphi64
+1
Level 33
Sep 22, 2024
He has.
Aymane11
+1
Level 48
Sep 6, 2023
At the home of (prep.) doesn't make any sense, i'm french and couldn't guess that it's supposed to mean "Chez"
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Sep 6, 2023
What do you mean? It makes perfect sense. Being French, it's possible that you are not understanding the clue which is written in English.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chez

Amphi64
+2
Level 33
Sep 22, 2024
In France we learn that "chez" is just "at" and not "at the home of".
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 72
Dec 24, 2024
It's not just "at", it's "at the [place] of someone" - although I agree that the place is not necessarily a home (could be any kind of shop, or a restaurant, for example). However, the clue is still correct, even if it doesn't exhaust every possible meaning of "chez".
CurtisNewton
+1
Level 60
Sep 28, 2024
Bloody spinach! 19/20, not bad, considering that my last French class was in 1987.
EcceHomo
+1
Level 85
Feb 14, 2025
Why is 'vieille' not accepted for old?

Too androcentric.

:(

kiwirage
+1
Level 63
Feb 14, 2025
Count the letters in 'vieille'. It's not 5, is it.
Dougnut
+1
Level 57
Mar 18, 2025
Dîner is lunch
Verycreativename
+1
Level 39
Apr 10, 2026
It's lunch in Canada but dinner/supper in France.
galipettes
+1
Level 61
Dec 10, 2025
I would not translate gun with fusil, fusil would be a translation for rifle. In french we would say pistolet or flingue, even though the latter is slang, for gun.
Verycreativename
+1
Level 39
Apr 11, 2026
Faux is not wrong, faux means fake/false. Wrong (like something, someone or somwhere and so on being the wrong thing, person, place etc at least) is mauvais (masculin) or mauvaise (feminin), which also means bad. However, I'm not sure what you mean by "wrong" but I assume you meant that sense of the word. Faux is the opposite of vrai which means true/real. The opposite of mauvais/mauvaise is bon/bonne meaning good or right.
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