ambulance
French, noun/ɑ̃.by.lɑ̃s/
ambulance is spelled A-M-B-U-L-A-N-C-E (9 letters) and appears 4.6 times per million words in written French, the 11,928th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ambulance is a French feminine noun meaning “ambulance (emergency vehicle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Véhicule spécialement adapté au transport sanitaire terrestre”.
What does ambulance mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineambulance (emergency vehicle)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Véhicule spécialement adapté au transport sanitaire terrestre. 2. Sorte d’hôpital militaire qui suit une armée, un corps d’armée ou une division pour en recueillir les malades et les blessés. 3. Établissement hospitalier temporaire, pour suppléer aux hôpitaux dans une épidémie, durant une guerre ou en cas d’accident. 4. Emploi d’un commis qui est obligé de se transporter sur des points divers.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ambulance
- ambulances plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ambulance?
- /ɑ̃.by.lɑ̃s/
- \ɑ̃.by.lɑ̃s\
- [ɑ̃.by.lɑ̃s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ambulance
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ambulance in French?
ambulance appears 4.6 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).