convalescent
French, noun/kɔ̃.va.lɛ.sɑ̃/
convalescent is spelled C-O-N-V-A-L-E-S-C-E-N-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 62,144th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Convalescent is a French masculine noun meaning “convalescent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui est en convalescence”.
What does convalescent mean in English?
adjective
- 1
convalescent
noun
- 1
masculineconvalescent
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est en convalescence.
noun: 1. Celui qui est en convalescence
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 convalescent
- convalescente feminine
- convalescents masculine plural
- convalescentes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce convalescent?
- /kɔ̃.va.lɛ.sɑ̃/
- /kɔ̃.va.le.sɑ̃/
- \kɔ̃.va.le.sɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is convalescent in French?
convalescent appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).