incivil
French, adjective/ɛ̃.si.vil/
incivil is spelled I-N-C-I-V-I-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 79 million words in written French, the 279,127th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Incivil is a French adjective meaning “uncivil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui manque de civilité”.
What does incivil mean in English?
adjective
- 1
uncivil
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui manque de civilité.
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 incivil
- incivile feminine
- incivils masculine plural
- inciviles feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce incivil?
- /ɛ̃.si.vil/
- \ɛ̃.si.vil\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is incivil in French?
incivil appears about once in every 79 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).