caravane
French, noun/ka.ʁa.van/
caravane is spelled C-A-R-A-V-A-N-E (8 letters) and appears 4.4 times per million words in written French, the 12,326th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caravane is a French feminine noun meaning “caravan (convoy or procession of travellers, their cargo and vehicles, and any pack animals)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ensemble d’objets alignés les uns à la suite des autres”.
What does caravane mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecaravan (convoy or procession of travellers, their cargo and vehicles, and any pack animals)
les chiens aboient, la caravane passe
- 2
femininetravel trailer (furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Convoi de marchands, de voyageurs ou de pèlerins qui vont de compagnie dans les déserts de l’Asie mineure, de l’Arabie ou de l’Afrique. 2. Ensemble d’objets alignés les uns à la suite des autres. 3. Plusieurs personnes ou objets qui se déplacent de concert. 4. Groupe d’alpinistes se déplaçant ensemble.
noun: 1. Fromage au lait de chamelle.
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 caravane
- caravanes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caravane?
- /ka.ʁa.van/
- \ka.ʁa.van\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to caravane
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is caravane in French?
caravane appears 4.4 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).