claustrophobie
French, noun/klos.tʁɔ.fɔ.bi/
claustrophobie is spelled C-L-A-U-S-T-R-O-P-H-O-B-I-E (14 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written French, the 84,649th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Claustrophobie is a French feminine noun meaning “claustrophobia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “État d'angoisse provoqué par le fait d'être enfermé ; peur, horreur des lieux clos”.
What does claustrophobie mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineclaustrophobia
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. État d'angoisse provoqué par le fait d'être enfermé ; peur, horreur des lieux clos.
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 claustrophobie
- claustrophobies plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce claustrophobie?
- /klos.tʁɔ.fɔ.bi/
- \klos.tʁɔ.fɔ.bi\
- [klos.tʁɔ.fɔ.bi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to claustrophobie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is claustrophobie in French?
claustrophobie appears about once in every 7 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).