carapace
French, noun/ka.ʁa.pas/
carapace is spelled C-A-R-A-P-A-C-E (8 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written French, the 19,481st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carapace is a French feminine noun meaning “shell” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sorte de cuirasse qui couvre le dos de la tortue”.
What does carapace mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sorte de cuirasse qui couvre le dos de la tortue. 2. Enveloppe de certains crustacés. 3. Tout objet ayant la forme d'une carapace ou destiné à protéger quelqu'un ou quelque chose. 4. Attitude ou comportement permettant de se protéger contre des agressions extérieures.
adjective: 1. Couvert d'une carapace.
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 carapace
- carapaces plural
- carapacés plural masculine
- carapacée singular feminine
- carapacées plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carapace?
- /ka.ʁa.pas/
- \ka.ʁa.pas\
- \ka.ʁa.pa.se\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to carapace
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is carapace in French?
carapace appears 2.2 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).