pipistrelle
French, noun\pi.pis.tʁɛl\
pipistrelle is spelled P-I-P-I-S-T-R-E-L-L-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 42 million words in written French, the 205,184th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pipistrelle is a French feminine noun meaning “pipistrelle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Chauve-souris européenne de petite taille”.
What does pipistrelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepipistrelle
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Chauve-souris européenne de petite taille. 2. Genre rassemblant plusieurs dizaines d’espèces de chauve-souris.
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 pipistrelle
- pipistrelles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pipistrelle?
- \pi.pis.tʁɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pipistrelle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pipistrelle in French?
pipistrelle appears about once in every 42 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).