cataclysme
French, noun/ka.ta.klism/
cataclysme is spelled C-A-T-A-C-L-Y-S-M-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 31,863rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cataclysme is a French masculine noun meaning “cataclysm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Bouleversement physique produit par un tremblement de terre, une inondation, etc”.
What does cataclysme mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecataclysm
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bouleversement physique produit par un tremblement de terre, une inondation, etc. 2. Grand bouleversement dans un État.
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 cataclysme
- cataclysmes plural
- cataclisme obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cataclysme?
- /ka.ta.klism/
- /ka.ta.klizm/
- \ka.ta.klism\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cataclysme
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cataclysme in French?
cataclysme appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).