pompéien
French, adjective\pɔ̃.pe.jɛ̃\
pompéien is spelled P-O-M-P-É-I-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written French, the 154,162nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pompéien is a French adjective meaning “Pompeiian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à Pompéi”.
What does pompéien mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Pompeiian
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à Pompéi. 2. Qualifie un style inspiré par les fresques et les objets trouvés dans les ruines de Pompéi.
adjective: 1. Relatif à Pompey, commune de la Meurthe-et-Moselle.
noun: 1. Habitant de la ville antique de Pompéi. 2. Habitant de Pompey, commune de la Meurthe-et-Moselle.
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 pompéien
- pompéienne feminine
- pompéiens masculine plural
- pompéiennes feminine plural
- Pompéiens plural
- Pompéienne feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pompéien?
- \pɔ̃.pe.jɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pompéien in French?
pompéien appears about once in every 23 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).