consciencieux
French, adjective/kɔ̃.sjɑ̃.sjø/
consciencieux is spelled C-O-N-S-C-I-E-N-C-I-E-U-X (13 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 34,022nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Consciencieux is a French adjective meaning “conscientious, thorough” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a la conscience délicate. Qui accomplit son travail avec conscience, application ; scrupuleux, appliqué”.
What does consciencieux mean in English?
adjective
- 1
conscientious, thorough
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a la conscience délicate. Qui accomplit son travail avec conscience, application ; scrupuleux, appliqué. 2. Qui est fait avec une grande conscience.
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 consciencieux
- consciencieuse feminine
- consciencieuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce consciencieux?
- /kɔ̃.sjɑ̃.sjø/
- \kɔ̃.sjɑ̃.sjø\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to consciencieux
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is consciencieux in French?
consciencieux appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).