bibliophilie
French, noun/bi.bli.jɔ.fi.li/
bibliophilie is spelled B-I-B-L-I-O-P-H-I-L-I-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written French, the 100,007th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bibliophilie is a French feminine noun meaning “bibliophily” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Goût des livres rares et précieux et science de leur recherche”.
What does bibliophilie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebibliophily
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Goût des livres rares et précieux et science de leur recherche.
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 bibliophilie
- bibliophilies plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bibliophilie?
- /bi.bli.jɔ.fi.li/
- \bi.bli.jɔ.fi.li\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bibliophilie in French?
bibliophilie appears about once in every 9 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).