mandibule
French, noun/mɑ̃.di.byl/
mandibule is spelled M-A-N-D-I-B-U-L-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 44,936th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mandibule is a French feminine noun meaning “mandible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Os de la mâchoire inférieure, impaire et symétrique”.
What does mandibule mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemandible
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Os de la mâchoire inférieure, impaire et symétrique. 2. Mâchoire humaine et surtout la mâchoire inférieure. (S’emploie surtout au pluriel). 3. Chacune des deux parties qui forment le bec des oiseaux. 4. Parties saillantes des pièces buccales chez les arthropodes, situées au-dessus des mâchoires.
adjective: 1. Qui a des mandibules.
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 mandibule
- mandibules plural
- mandibulés plural masculine
- mandibulée singular feminine
- mandibulées plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mandibule?
- /mɑ̃.di.byl/
- \mɑ̃.di.byl\
- \mɑ̃.di.by.le\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mandibule
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mandibule in French?
mandibule appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).