involontaire
French, adjective/ɛ̃.vɔ.lɔ̃.tɛʁ/
involontaire is spelled I-N-V-O-L-O-N-T-A-I-R-E (12 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written French, the 13,132nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Involontaire is a French adjective meaning “involuntary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui se fait sans le concours, sans le consentement de la volonté”.
What does involontaire mean in English?
adjective
- 1
involuntary
homicide involontaire
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui se fait sans le concours, sans le consentement de la volonté.
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 involontaire
- involontaires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce involontaire?
- /ɛ̃.vɔ.lɔ̃.tɛʁ/
- \ɛ̃.vɔ.lɔ̃.tɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to involontaire
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is involontaire in French?
involontaire appears 4.0 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).