combientième
French, adjective/kɔ̃.bjɛ̃.tjɛm/
combientième is spelled C-O-M-B-I-E-N-T-I-È-M-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written French, the 168,321st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Combientième is a French adjective meaning “what number, whatth, which (in a numbered series)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “À quel rang, classement ou numéro d’ordre”.
What does combientième mean in English?
adjective
- 1
colloquialnonstandardwhat number, whatth, which (in a numbered series)
George W. Bush est le combientième président ?
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. À quel rang, classement ou numéro d’ordre.
pronoun: 1. Celui qui est à quel rang, classement ou numéro d’ordre.
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 combientième
- combientièmes plural
- combiennième alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce combientième?
- /kɔ̃.bjɛ̃.tjɛm/
- \kɔ̃.bjɛ̃.tjɛm\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is combientième in French?
combientième appears about once in every 28 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).