pandiculation
French, noun/pɑ̃.di.ky.la.sjɔ̃/
pandiculation is spelled P-A-N-D-I-C-U-L-A-T-I-O-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 93 million words in written French, the 301,385th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pandiculation is a French feminine noun meaning “pandiculation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action automatique, souvent forcée et accompagnée de bâillements, par laquelle on porte les bras en haut, en…”.
What does pandiculation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepandiculation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action automatique, souvent forcée et accompagnée de bâillements, par laquelle on porte les bras en haut, en renversant la tête et le tronc en arrière et en allongeant les jambes, et qui a lieu ordinairement au réveil, ou lorsqu’on est très fatigué ou près de céder au sommeil.
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 pandiculation
- pandiculations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pandiculation?
- /pɑ̃.di.ky.la.sjɔ̃/
- \pɑ̃.di.ky.la.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pandiculation in French?
pandiculation appears about once in every 93 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).