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catalepsie

French, noun/ka.ta.lɛp.si/

catalepsie is spelled C-A-T-A-L-E-P-S-I-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written French, the 125,137th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Catalepsie is a French feminine noun meaning “catalepsy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Suspension complète des sensations et des mouvements volontaires, avec aptitude des membres et du tronc à…”.

What does catalepsie mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininecatalepsy

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Suspension complète des sensations et des mouvements volontaires, avec aptitude des membres et du tronc à conserver la position qu’on leur donne.

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 catalepsie

  • catalepsies plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce catalepsie?

  • /ka.ta.lɛp.si/
  • \ka.ta.lɛp.si\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to catalepsie

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is catalepsie in French?

catalepsie appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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