encombrement
French, noun/ɑ̃.kɔ̃.bʁə.mɑ̃/
encombrement is spelled E-N-C-O-M-B-R-E-M-E-N-T (12 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written French, the 26,653rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Encombrement is a French masculine noun meaning “traffic congestion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’encombrer ou résultat de cette action”.
What does encombrement mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetraffic congestion
- 2
masculinecluttering, jamming, obstruction
- 3
masculineovercrowding, saturation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’encombrer ou résultat de cette action. 2. Embouteillage dans la circulation ; bouchon. 3. Place ou volume occupé par une machine.
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 encombrement
- encombrements plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce encombrement?
- /ɑ̃.kɔ̃.bʁə.mɑ̃/
- \ɑ̃.kɔ̃.bʁə.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to encombrement
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is encombrement in French?
encombrement appears 1.3 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).