contemporaine
French, adjective/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.pɔ.ʁɛn/
contemporaine is spelled C-O-N-T-E-M-P-O-R-A-I-N-E (13 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written French, the 5,331st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contemporaine is a French feminine adjective meaning “feminine singular of contemporain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does contemporaine mean in English?
adjective
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femininefeminine singular of contemporain
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Femme vivant en même temps qu’une autre personne de référence. 2. Née la même année.
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 contemporaine
- contemporaines plural
- contemporain masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contemporaine?
- /kɔ̃.tɑ̃.pɔ.ʁɛn/
- \kɔ̃.tɑ̃.pɔ.ʁɛn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is contemporaine in French?
contemporaine appears 13 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).