French Halloween Vocabulary 🎃👻🕷️
Halloween may not be as traditional in France as in North America, but it’s becoming more popular every year, especially among children and young adults.
If you’re learning French, knowing Halloween vocabulary will help you talk about costumes, parties, and spooky traditions in French.
This guide covers the most useful French Halloween words, with English translations and simple examples.
🎃 General Halloween Vocabulary
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Halloween – Halloween
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La veille de la Toussaint – All Hallows’ Eve
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Une fête – party / celebration
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Un déguisement – costume
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Se déguiser – to dress up
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Un maquillage – makeup / face paint
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Des bonbons – candies
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Des friandises – sweets, treats
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Une citrouille – pumpkin
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Une lanterne en citrouille – jack-o’-lantern
👉 Example: Les enfants se déguisent pour Halloween et demandent des bonbons.
(Children dress up for Halloween and ask for candy.)
👻 Spooky Creatures
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Un fantôme – ghost
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Un monstre – monster
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Un squelette – skeleton
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Un zombie – zombie
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Un vampire – vampire
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Un loup-garou – werewolf
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Une sorcière – witch
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Un démon – demon
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Le diable – the devil
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Une momie – mummy
👉 Example: J’ai vu un vampire et une sorcière à la fête d’Halloween.
(I saw a vampire and a witch at the Halloween party.)
🕸️ Creepy Objects & Symbols
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Une araignée – spider
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Une toile d’araignée – spider web
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Un balai – broomstick
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Un chaudron – cauldron
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Une chauve-souris – bat
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Un cercueil – coffin
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Un cimetière – cemetery
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Une tombe – grave
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Une pierre tombale – tombstone
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Du sang – blood
👉 Example: La chauve-souris vole au-dessus du cimetière.
(The bat flies over the cemetery.)
🪦 Useful Halloween Phrases in French
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Joyeux Halloween ! – Happy Halloween!
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Des bonbons ou un sort ! – Trick or treat!
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Tu vas te déguiser en quoi ? – What are you dressing up as?
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Cette maison est hantée. – This house is haunted.
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La fête d’Halloween commence à minuit. – The Halloween party starts at midnight.
🎯 Practice Activity
👉 Write 3–4 sentences in French about Halloween using some of these words. For example:
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Je me déguise en vampire.
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Les enfants demandent des bonbons dans le quartier.
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La citrouille est devant la maison.
✅ Conclusion
By learning this French Halloween vocabulary list, you’ll be able to describe costumes, decorations, and spooky traditions in French. These French words for Halloween are fun, practical, and perfect for beginners who want to connect language learning with seasonal celebrations.
If you liked this, explore more of our French vocabulary lists for holidays and culture to keep learning step by step!