intellectuelle
French, adjective/ɛ̃.tɛ.lɛk.tɥɛl/
intellectuelle is spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-E-C-T-U-E-L-L-E (14 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written French, the 4,479th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Intellectuelle is a French feminine adjective meaning “feminine singular of intellectuel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does intellectuelle mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of intellectuel
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Femme dont l’activité repose sur l’exercice de l’esprit, qui s’engage dans la sphère publique pour faire part de ses analyses.
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 intellectuelle
- intellectuelles plural
- intellectuel masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce intellectuelle?
- /ɛ̃.tɛ.lɛk.tɥɛl/
- /ɛ̃.te.lɛk.tɥɛl/
- \ɛ̃.te.lɛk.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 intellectuelle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is intellectuelle in French?
intellectuelle appears 17 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).