pondeur
French, adjective\pɔ̃.dœʁ\
pondeur is spelled P-O-N-D-E-U-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 54 million words in written French, the 231,570th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pondeur is a French adjective meaning “oviparous; egg-laying” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui pond des œufs”.
What does pondeur mean in English?
adjective
- 1
oviparous; egg-laying
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui pond des œufs.
noun: 1. Homme très productif.
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 pondeur
- pondeuse feminine
- pondeurs masculine plural
- pondeuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pondeur?
- \pɔ̃.dœʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pondeur in French?
pondeur appears about once in every 54 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).