engoulevent
French, noun/ɑ̃.ɡul.vɑ̃/
engoulevent is spelled E-N-G-O-U-L-E-V-E-N-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written French, the 132,154th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Engoulevent is a French masculine noun meaning “nightjar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Passereau insectivore qui vole le bec largement ouvert”.
What does engoulevent mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinenightjar
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Passereau insectivore qui vole le bec largement ouvert.
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 engoulevent
- engoulevents plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce engoulevent?
- /ɑ̃.ɡul.vɑ̃/
- \ɑ̃.ɡul.vɑ̃\
- \ɑ̃gulvɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to engoulevent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is engoulevent in French?
engoulevent appears about once in every 17 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).