continuel
French, adjective/kɔ̃.ti.nɥɛl/
continuel is spelled C-O-N-T-I-N-U-E-L (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 49,558th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Continuel is a French adjective meaning “continuous, continual” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui ne cesse pas ou cesse rarement”.
What does continuel mean in English?
adjective
- 1
continuous, continual
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui ne cesse pas ou cesse rarement.
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 continuel
- continuelle feminine
- continuels masculine plural
- continuelles feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce continuel?
- /kɔ̃.ti.nɥɛl/
- \kɔ̃.ti.nɥɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to continuel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is continuel in French?
continuel appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).