coévolution
French, noun/kɔ.e.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃/
coévolution is spelled C-O-É-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 45 million words in written French, the 212,128th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Coévolution is a French feminine noun meaning “coevolution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Processus évolutif par lequel deux ou plusieurs espèces en interaction (par parasitisme, prédation…”.
What does coévolution mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecoevolution
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Processus évolutif par lequel deux ou plusieurs espèces en interaction (par parasitisme, prédation, mutualisme, compétition, etc.) exercent une pression de sélection réciproque, conduisant à des adaptations corrélées. 2. Influence réciproque et transformation conjointe de deux ensembles ou systèmes (par exemple la coévolution des sociétés humaines et de leurs technologies).
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 coévolution
- coévolutions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coévolution?
- /kɔ.e.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔ.e.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to coévolution
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is coévolution in French?
coévolution appears about once in every 45 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).