r/French

Community Overview

About r/French

Bienvenue sur /r/French ! We're an inclusive community for those learning the French language. Read the sidebar before posting!

The community at a glance

r/French is a Subreddit for Teachers and Language Learners with roughly 385K members. It has both a forum and a live chat communication style. It is the 5th largest community in the Teaching topic page and the 6th largest community in the Language Learning topic page.

Roughly 59K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include French, Learning, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention french music, french books, and french podcasts.

On Reddit
385K Members

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +59K members
Growth: +18.0% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 6K members
  • 2014: 7K members
  • 2015: 5K members
  • 2016: 7K members
  • 2017: 10K members
  • 2018: 18K members
  • 2019: 27K members
  • 2020: 37K members
  • 2021: 27K members
  • 2022: 24K members
  • 2023: 37K members
  • 2024: 57K members
  • 2025: 66K members
  • 2026: 48K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Nov: 5K members
  • Dec: 5K members
  • Jan: 6K members
  • Feb: 5K members
  • Mar: 5K members
  • Apr: 5K members
  • May: 6K members
  • Jun: 7K members
  • Jul: 5K members
  • Aug: 4K members
  • Sep: 4K members
  • Oct: 2K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    7 posts in the past month
    1. Need advice: How to deal with difficulty in listening spoken French?
    2. Does anyone have recommendations for SMALL French indie music creators?
    3. Recommendations for content in French (Videos and music)
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Need advice: How to deal with difficulty in listening spoken French? · Does anyone have recommendations for SMALL French indie music creators? · Recommendations for content in French (Videos and music)
    7
  • Solution Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. Looking for a French Tutor
    #2
    Solution Requests
    Looking for a French Tutor
    1
  • Pain & Anger
    1 post in the past month
    1. The feeling of losing fluency :(
    #3
    Pain & Anger
    The feeling of losing fluency :(
    1

Topics

  • French
    82 posts in the past month
    #1
    French
    82
  • Learning
    53 posts in the past month
    #2
    Learning
    53
  • Struggling
    50 posts in the past month
    #3
    Struggling
    50
  • Looking For
    15 posts in the past month
    #4
    Looking For
    15
  • Looking For A French
    12 posts in the past month
    #5
    Looking For A French
    12

Flair

  • Study advice
    12 posts in the past month
    1. Need advice: How to deal with difficulty in listening spoken French?
    2. Practicing for DELF B2 and wondering if i’m wasting too much time
    3. Comment enseigner le Français ?
    #1
    Study advice
    Need advice: How to deal with difficulty in listening spoken French? · Practicing for DELF B2 and wondering if i’m wasting too much time · Comment enseigner le Français ?
    12
  • Vocabulary / word usage
    8 posts in the past month
    1. My 2 paragraph analysis on Hiyoko Saionji in French
    2. Is “merci pour votre engagement” a lukewarm compliment?
    3. How familiar/close do you have to be with someone to call them “cher first name” in the middle of a sentence?
    #2
    Vocabulary / word usage
    My 2 paragraph analysis on Hiyoko Saionji in French · Is “merci pour votre engagement” a lukewarm compliment? · How familiar/close do you have to be with someone to call them “cher first name” in the middle of a sentence?
    8
  • Grammar
    6 posts in the past month
    1. C'est connu à quel point, "être après" pour "être en train de"?
    2. Je n’ai pas *un* examen bientôt?
    3. Un participe passé trouvé désaccordé
    #3
    Grammar
    C'est connu à quel point, "être après" pour "être en train de"? · Je n’ai pas *un* examen bientôt? · Un participe passé trouvé désaccordé
    6
  • Proofreading / correction
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Does this poem make sense to you?
    2. Coming up with names for scifi planets I want to sound french
    3. looking for a native French speaker for a kinda linguistic experiment
    #4
    Proofreading / correction
    Does this poem make sense to you? · Coming up with names for scifi planets I want to sound french · looking for a native French speaker for a kinda linguistic experiment
    4
  • Pronunciation
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Les Parisiens ont un radar à Italiens ? Comment vous faites pour nous capter direct ?
    2. How much of this can you actually understand?
    3. Rate my accent (looking to improve)
    #5
    Pronunciation
    Les Parisiens ont un radar à Italiens ? Comment vous faites pour nous capter direct ? · How much of this can you actually understand? · Rate my accent (looking to improve)
    3

Product recommendations

  • french music
    7 posts in the past month
    1. Looking for French music recs
    2. More music recs like Oscar Anton & Clementine?
    3. Music recs for teens
    #1
    french music
    Looking for French music recs · More music recs like Oscar Anton & Clementine? · Music recs for teens
    7
  • french books
    6 posts in the past month
    1. I'm interested in French literature, please recommend me the best books!
    2. In search of some french book recs!
    3. looking for french book recs
    #2
    french books
    I'm interested in French literature, please recommend me the best books! · In search of some french book recs! · looking for french book recs
    6
  • french podcasts
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Best French Podcasts for Intermediate Learners?
    2. french podcast recs!
    3. podcast recs, please!
    #3
    french podcasts
    Best French Podcasts for Intermediate Learners? · french podcast recs! · podcast recs, please!
    4
  • french movies
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Music and movie recs
    2. Music and movie recs
    3. French True Crime / Horror Movie recs?
    #4
    french movies
    Music and movie recs · Music and movie recs · French True Crime / Horror Movie recs?
    4

Frequently asked questions

Who is r/French for?
Best for Teachers and Language Learners enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion, live chat.
Is r/French free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/French have?
Roughly 385K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/French on?
r/French runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/French cover?
On the Hive Index, r/French is organized under Teachers, Language Learners.
How do I join r/French?
You can join r/French by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Teaching communities like?
Communities for teachers and educators at all levels, from K-12 classrooms to university faculty. Facebook groups and Reddit have the most active spaces for curriculum sharing, classroom management tips, and support around the emotional realities of teaching. You will also find communities for online educators and course creators building educational content.

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