diverticule
French, noun\di.vɛʁ.ti.kyl\
diverticule is spelled D-I-V-E-R-T-I-C-U-L-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 117,104th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Diverticule is a French feminine noun meaning “diverticulum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite poche en cul-de-sac, petite cavité naturelle ou pathologique située dans la paroi d’un organe creux…”.
What does diverticule mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediverticulum
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petite poche en cul-de-sac, petite cavité naturelle ou pathologique située dans la paroi d’un organe creux, principalement le tube digestif et en particulier le côlon, ou dans le mésoderme (allantoïde), et plus rarement l’appareil urinaire ou le cœur. 2. Chemin se détachant d’un sentier de grande randonnée pour conduire à un point donné. 3. Dans un réseau souterrain, couloir séparant deux salles.
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 diverticule
- diverticules plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce diverticule?
- \di.vɛʁ.ti.kyl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to diverticule
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is diverticule in French?
diverticule appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).