convalescence
French, noun/kɔ̃.va.lɛ.sɑ̃s/
convalescence is spelled C-O-N-V-A-L-E-S-C-E-N-C-E (13 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written French, the 18,966th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Convalescence is a French feminine noun meaning “convalescence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “État d’une personne qui relève de maladie et qui revient à la santé”.
What does convalescence mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconvalescence
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. État d’une personne qui relève de maladie et qui revient à la santé. 2. Période de transition comprise entre la fin d’une maladie et la complète rémission. 3. Période de transition comprise entre la fin de troubles (politiques, sociaux, économiques, etc.) et le retour complet à la situation normale.
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 convalescence
- convalescences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce convalescence?
- /kɔ̃.va.lɛ.sɑ̃s/
- /kɔ̃.va.le.sɑ̃s/
- \kɔ̃.va.le.sɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is convalescence in French?
convalescence appears 2.3 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).