bondissement
French, noun/bɔ̃.dis.mɑ̃/
bondissement is spelled B-O-N-D-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 85 million words in written French, the 288,492nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bondissement is a French masculine noun meaning “leap; bound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de bondir”.
What does bondissement mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineleap; bound
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de bondir. 2. Élans intérieurs.
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 bondissement
- bondissements plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bondissement?
- /bɔ̃.dis.mɑ̃/
- \bɔ̃.dis.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bondissement in French?
bondissement appears about once in every 85 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).