congère
French, noun/kɔ̃.ʒɛʁ/
congère is spelled C-O-N-G-È-R-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written French, the 168,321st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Congère is a French feminine noun meaning “snowdrift, snowbank” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Amas de neige de plus ou moins grande ampleur qui se forme par l’action du vent”.
What does congère mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesnowdrift, snowbank
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Amas de neige de plus ou moins grande ampleur qui se forme par l’action du vent.
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 congère
- congères plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce congère?
- /kɔ̃.ʒɛʁ/
- \kɔ̃.ʒɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to congère
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is congère in French?
congère 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).