pétulance
French, noun/pe.ty.lɑ̃s/
pétulance is spelled P-É-T-U-L-A-N-C-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 50 million words in written French, the 223,977th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pétulance is a French feminine noun meaning “petulance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Caractère de ce qui est vif, voire brusque, sans retenue”.
What does pétulance mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepetulance
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Caractère de ce qui est vif, voire brusque, sans retenue.
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 pétulance
- pétulances plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pétulance?
- /pe.ty.lɑ̃s/
- \pe.ty.lɑ̃s\
- [pe.ty.lɑ̃ɬ͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pétulance in French?
pétulance appears about once in every 50 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).