How do you say "weightlifting" in French?

In French, "weightlifting" is l'haltérophilie. It is a noun.

Listen to the pronunciation:

Illustration of weightlifting from Noun Town

Pronunciation

l'haltérophilie is written using the Latin alphabet. Pronounce each syllable clearly, following French pronunciation rules.

Related words

Curated by Jack Ratcliffe

Practice l'haltérophilie and hundreds more French words in the game.

Buy on Steam

Questions about l'haltérophilie

How do you say "weightlifting" in French?

In French, "weightlifting" is l'haltérophilie. It is a noun. The word is spelled l'haltérophilie and pronounced as written, following French pronunciation rules.

Is l'haltérophilie masculine or feminine?

All French nouns have grammatical gender. You learn the gender of l'haltérophilie by memorising it with its article. Masculine nouns use le (or un), feminine nouns use la (or une).

How is l'haltérophilie used in a sentence?

Use l'haltérophilie as you would use the equivalent noun in English. In French, word order and agreement rules determine how l'haltérophilie fits into a sentence.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the French language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.