phénobarbital
French, adjective\fe.nɔ.baʁ.bi.tal\
phénobarbital is spelled P-H-É-N-O-B-A-R-B-I-T-A-L (13 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written French, the 125,137th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Phénobarbital is a French adjective meaning “phenobarbital” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does phénobarbital mean in English?
adjective
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phenobarbital
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Médicament utilisé comme anticonvulsivant, somnifère et sédatif, toxique à fortes doses.
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 phénobarbital
- phénobarbitale feminine
- phénobarbitaux masculine plural
- phénobarbitales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce phénobarbital?
- \fe.nɔ.baʁ.bi.tal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is phénobarbital in French?
phénobarbital appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).