hydrocution
French, noun/i.dʁɔ.ky.sjɔ̃/
hydrocution is spelled H-Y-D-R-O-C-U-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written French, the 173,977th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hydrocution is a French feminine noun meaning “immersion syncope” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Choc thermique qui provoque un arrêt cardioventilatoire dû à la différence de température entre l'eau et la…”.
What does hydrocution mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineimmersion syncope
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Choc thermique qui provoque un arrêt cardioventilatoire dû à la différence de température entre l'eau et la peau ; s'ensuivent une perte de connaissance et donc une noyade.
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 hydrocution
- hydrocutions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hydrocution?
- /i.dʁɔ.ky.sjɔ̃/
- \i.dʁɔ.ky.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hydrocution in French?
hydrocution appears about once in every 30 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).