patientèle
French, noun/pa.sjɑ̃.tɛl/
patientèle is spelled P-A-T-I-E-N-T-È-L-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 105,879th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Patientèle is a French feminine noun meaning “all the patients of a medical practitioner; patient base, body of patients” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ensemble des personnes qui consultent un médecin, un infirmier, etc”.
What does patientèle mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineall the patients of a medical practitioner; patient base, body of patients
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ensemble des personnes qui consultent un médecin, un infirmier, etc.
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 patientèle
- patientèles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce patientèle?
- /pa.sjɑ̃.tɛl/
- \pa.sjɑ̃.tɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is patientèle in French?
patientèle appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).