fondrière
French, noun/fɔ̃.dʁi.jɛʁ/
fondrière is spelled F-O-N-D-R-I-È-R-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 65 million words in written French, the 253,038th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fondrière is a French feminine noun meaning “pothole (hole in a road caused by weathering)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Excavation bourbeuse dans une plaine inondée ou dans un chemin défoncé par la pluie”.
What does fondrière mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepothole (hole in a road caused by weathering)
- 2
femininequagmire, bog, slough
- 3
femininepitfall
- 4
femininecrevasse
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Excavation bourbeuse dans une plaine inondée ou dans un chemin défoncé par la pluie. 2. Dépression peu profonde, formée sous l’action des glaciers, et inondée de façon permanente ou saisonnière caractérisant une vaste zone du nord des prairies de l’Amérique du Nord. 3. Exploitation minière à ciel 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 fondrière
- fondrières plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fondrière?
- /fɔ̃.dʁi.jɛʁ/
- \fɔ̃.dʁi.jɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fondrière
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fondrière in French?
fondrière appears about once in every 65 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).