phrénologie
French, noun\fʁe.nɔ.lɔ.ʒi\
phrénologie is spelled P-H-R-É-N-O-L-O-G-I-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 104,709th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Phrénologie is a French feminine noun meaning “phrenology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Système d’après lequel la conformation du crâne indique les diverses facultés ou dispositions de l’esprit…”.
What does phrénologie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininephrenology
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Système d’après lequel la conformation du crâne indique les diverses facultés ou dispositions de l’esprit humain.
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 phrénologie
- phrénologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce phrénologie?
- \fʁe.nɔ.lɔ.ʒi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to phrénologie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is phrénologie in French?
phrénologie 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).