diligence
French, noun/di.li.ʒɑ̃s/
diligence is spelled D-I-L-I-G-E-N-C-E (9 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written French, the 19,772nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Diligence is a French feminine noun meaning “diligence, conscientiousness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Promptitude d’action”.
What does diligence mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediligence, conscientiousness
- 2
femininehaste
- 3
femininestage-coach, diligence
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Promptitude d’action. 2. Degré d'attention dont les gens en général font preuve à l’égard de leurs propres préoccupations. 3. Poursuite, requête, surtout en termes de procédure. 4. Soin vigilant ; recherche exacte.
noun: 1. Carrosse hippomobile pour le transport en commun de passagers et de bagages, faisant partie d’un réseau de liaisons routières express.
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 diligence
- diligences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce diligence?
- /di.li.ʒɑ̃s/
- \di.li.ʒɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to diligence
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is diligence in French?
diligence appears 2.1 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).