opiniâtrement
French, adverb/ɔ.pi.nja.tʁə.mɑ̃/
opiniâtrement is spelled O-P-I-N-I-Â-T-R-E-M-E-N-T (13 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written French, the 168,321st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Opiniâtrement is a French adverb meaning “doggedly, persistently” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “D’une façon opiniâtre”.
What does opiniâtrement mean in English?
adverb
- 1
doggedly, persistently
- 2
stubbornly, obstinately
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. D’une façon opiniâtre. 2. Sans céder ; sans se relâcher.
adverb: 1. Variante de opiniâtrement.
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.
How do you pronounce opiniâtrement?
- /ɔ.pi.nja.tʁə.mɑ̃/
- /ɔ.pi.njɑ.tʁə.mɑ̃/
- \ɔ.pi.nja.tʁə.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is opiniâtrement in French?
opiniâtrement appears about once in every 28 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).