éventuel
French, adjective/e.vɑ̃.tɥɛl/
éventuel is spelled É-V-E-N-T-U-E-L (8 letters) and appears 6.3 times per million words in written French, the 9,451st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Éventuel is a French adjective meaning “possible, hypothetical (that might come about)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est subordonné à quelque événement incertain”.
What does éventuel mean in English?
adjective
- 1
possible, hypothetical (that might come about)
En cas d'accident éventuel...
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est subordonné à quelque événement incertain. 2. Qualifie ce qui est accidentel, irrégulier ou ce qui n'est pas fixe.
noun: 1. Mode verbal qui s'exprime en français par le conditionnel.
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 éventuel
- éventuelle feminine
- éventuels masculine plural
- éventuelles feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce éventuel?
- /e.vɑ̃.tɥɛl/
- \e.vɑ̃.tɥɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to éventuel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is éventuel in French?
éventuel appears 6.3 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).