parafoudre
French, noun/pa.ʁa.fudʁ/
parafoudre is spelled P-A-R-A-F-O-U-D-R-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written French, the 136,634th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Parafoudre is a French masculine noun meaning “synonym of parasurtenseur: a surge protector” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Appareil servant à protéger les installations électriques contre les effets de la foudre”.
What does parafoudre mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesynonym of parasurtenseur: a surge protector
- 2
masculinelightning arrestor, lightning interruptor
- 3
masculinesynonym of paratonnerre: lightning conductor
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Appareil servant à protéger les installations électriques contre les effets de la foudre.
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 parafoudre
- parafoudres plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce parafoudre?
- /pa.ʁa.fudʁ/
- \pa.ʁa.fudʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is parafoudre in French?
parafoudre appears about once in every 18 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).