calvaire
French, noun/kal.vɛʁ/
calvaire is spelled C-A-L-V-A-I-R-E (8 letters) and appears 5.1 times per million words in written French, the 11,014th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Calvaire is a French masculine noun meaning “calvary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Mont de Jérusalem, où Jésus-Christ fut crucifié”.
What does calvaire mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecalvary
- 2
masculineordeal
interjection
- 1
Quebecvulgarfuck, fucking hell, bloody hell
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mont de Jérusalem, où Jésus-Christ fut crucifié. 2. Monument reproduisant la crucifixion. 3. Épreuve pénible, très grande douleur ou, au Québec, colère.
interjection: 1. Juron, sacre.
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 calvaire
- calvaires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce calvaire?
- /kal.vɛʁ/
- \kal.vɛʁ\
- [kal.vɛʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to calvaire
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is calvaire in French?
calvaire appears 5.1 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).