colombophilie
French, noun/kɔ.lɔ̃.bɔ.fi.li/
colombophilie is spelled C-O-L-O-M-B-O-P-H-I-L-I-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 65 million words in written French, the 253,038th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Colombophilie is a French feminine noun meaning “colombophilia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Art d’élever les pigeons”.
What does colombophilie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecolombophilia
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Art d’élever les pigeons.
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 colombophilie
- colombophilies plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce colombophilie?
- /kɔ.lɔ̃.bɔ.fi.li/
- \kɔ.lɔ̃.bɔ.fi.li\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is colombophilie in French?
colombophilie appears about once in every 65 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).