colombophile
French, noun/kɔ.lɔ̃.bɔ.fil/
colombophile is spelled C-O-L-O-M-B-O-P-H-I-L-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 24 million words in written French, the 157,622nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Colombophile is a French feminine noun meaning “colombophile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Amateur, collectionneur de colombes, de pigeons”.
What does colombophile mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui s’occupe de colombophilie, l'art d’élever et de dresser des pigeons.
noun: 1. Amateur, collectionneur de colombes, de pigeons. 2. Militaire qui utilise les pigeons voyageurs pour transmettre des messages.
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 colombophile
- colombophiles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce colombophile?
- /kɔ.lɔ̃.bɔ.fil/
- \kɔ.lɔ̃.bɔ.fil\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is colombophile in French?
colombophile appears about once in every 24 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).