engendrement
French, noun/ɑ̃.ʒɑ̃.dʁə.mɑ̃/
engendrement is spelled E-N-G-E-N-D-R-E-M-E-N-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written French, the 98,883rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Engendrement is a French masculine noun meaning “fathering (of child)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d'engendrer, résultat de cette action”.
What does engendrement mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefathering (of child)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d'engendrer, résultat de cette action.
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 engendrement
- engendrements plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce engendrement?
- /ɑ̃.ʒɑ̃.dʁə.mɑ̃/
- \ɑ̃.ʒɑ̃.dʁə.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is engendrement in French?
engendrement appears about once in every 9 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).