pataphysicien
French, noun\pa.ta.fi.zi.sjɛ̃\
pataphysicien is spelled P-A-T-A-P-H-Y-S-I-C-I-E-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 95 million words in written French, the 304,757th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pataphysicien is a French masculine noun meaning “pataphysician” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Scientifique spécialiste des solutions imaginaires”.
What does pataphysicien mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepataphysician
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Scientifique spécialiste des solutions imaginaires.
adjective: 1. Pataphysique.
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 pataphysicien
- pataphysiciens plural
- pataphysicienne feminine
- pataphysiciennes plural feminine
- ’pataphysicien
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pataphysicien?
- \pa.ta.fi.zi.sjɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pataphysicien in French?
pataphysicien appears about once in every 95 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).