Phrase guide

Swiss franc

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The currency of Switzerland, divided into 100 centimes, currency code CHF.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

the basic unit of money in Switzerland

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: franc

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فْرَنْك سْوِيسِرِيّ (frank swīsiriyy) — currency of Switzerland
  • Armenian: շվեյցարական ֆրանկ (šveycʻarakan frank) — currency of Switzerland
  • Chinese Mandarin: 瑞士法郎 (Ruìshì fàláng) — currency of Switzerland
  • Danish: schweizerfranc — currency of Switzerland
  • Danish: schweizisk franc — currency of Switzerland
  • Dutch: Zwitserse frank — currency of Switzerland
  • Finnish: Sveitsin frangi — currency of Switzerland
  • French: franc suisse — currency of Switzerland
  • Georgian: შვეიცარიული ფრანკი (šveicariuli pranḳi) — currency of Switzerland
  • German: Schweizer Franken — currency of Switzerland
  • German: Stutz — currency of Switzerland
  • Hungarian: svájci frank — currency of Switzerland
  • Irish: franc na hEilvéise — currency of Switzerland
  • Irish: franc Eilvéiseach — currency of Switzerland
  • Italian: franco svizzero — currency of Switzerland
  • Japanese: スイス・フラン (Suisu-furan) — currency of Switzerland
  • Kazakh: Швейцария франкі (Şveisariä frankı) — currency of Switzerland
  • Korean: 스위스 프랑 (Seuwiseu peurang) — currency of Switzerland
  • Marathi: स्विस फ्रांक (svis phrāṅka) — currency of Switzerland
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sveitserfranc — currency of Switzerland
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sveitsisk franc — currency of Switzerland
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sveitserfranc — currency of Switzerland
  • Persian: فرانک سوئیس (ferânk-e su'is) — currency of Switzerland
  • Polish: frank szwajcarski — currency of Switzerland
  • Portuguese: franco suíço — currency of Switzerland
  • Romanian: franc elvețian — currency of Switzerland
  • Romansh: franc svizzer — currency of Switzerland
  • Russian: швейца́рский франк (švejcárskij frank) — currency of Switzerland
  • Spanish: franco suizo — currency of Switzerland
  • Swedish: schweizerfranc — currency of Switzerland
  • Swedish: schweizisk franc — currency of Switzerland
  • Turkish: İsviçre frangı — currency of Switzerland
  • Vietnamese: franc Thụy Sĩ — currency of Switzerland