caractériel
French, adjective/ka.ʁak.te.ʁjɛl/
caractériel is spelled C-A-R-A-C-T-É-R-I-E-L (11 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written French, the 82,784th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caractériel is a French adjective meaning “temperamental” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui souffre d’un trouble du comportement, du caractère donnant une adaptation difficile à son milieu”.
What does caractériel mean in English?
adjective
- 1
temperamental
- 2
emotionally disturbed
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui souffre d’un trouble du comportement, du caractère donnant une adaptation difficile à son milieu. 2. Qui a mauvais caractère.
noun: 1. Personne souffrant d’un trouble du comportement. 2. Celui qui a mauvais caractère.
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 caractériel
- caractérielle feminine
- caractériels masculine plural
- caractérielles feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caractériel?
- /ka.ʁak.te.ʁjɛl/
- \ka.ʁak.te.ʁjɛl\
- [ka.ʁak.te.ʁjɛl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to caractériel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is caractériel in French?
caractériel appears about once in every 6 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).