infernal
French, adjective/ɛ̃.fɛʁ.nal/
infernal is spelled I-N-F-E-R-N-A-L (8 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written French, the 19,772nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Infernal is a French adjective meaning “hell; infernal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui appartient à l’enfer”.
What does infernal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hell; infernal
- 2
infernal, hellish, awful, terrible
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui appartient à l’enfer. 2. Qui est digne de l'enfer ; qui le rappelle. 3. Qui fait un bruit discordant, démoniaque. 4. Qui dénote beaucoup de méchanceté, de noirceur, de cruauté.
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 infernal
- infernale feminine
- infernaux masculine plural
- infernales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce infernal?
- /ɛ̃.fɛʁ.nal/
- \ɛ̃.fɛʁ.nal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to infernal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is infernal in French?
infernal appears 2.1 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).