citadelle
French, noun/si.ta.dɛl/
citadelle is spelled C-I-T-A-D-E-L-L-E (9 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written French, the 12,122nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Citadelle is a French feminine noun meaning “citadel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Forteresse qui commandait une ville”.
What does citadelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecitadel
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Forteresse qui commandait une ville. 2. Tout ce qui semble inexpugnable.
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 citadelle
- citadelles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce citadelle?
- /si.ta.dɛl/
- \si.ta.dɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to citadelle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is citadelle in French?
citadelle appears 4.5 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).