potentiellement
French, adverb\pɔ.tɑ̃.sjɛl.mɑ̃\
potentiellement is spelled P-O-T-E-N-T-I-E-L-L-E-M-E-N-T (15 letters) and appears 8.7 times per million words in written French, the 7,421st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Potentiellement is a French adverb meaning “potentially” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “D’une manière potentielle”.
What does potentiellement mean in English?
adverb
- 1
potentially
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. D’une manière potentielle.
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.
How do you pronounce potentiellement?
- \pɔ.tɑ̃.sjɛl.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to potentiellement
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is potentiellement in French?
potentiellement appears 8.7 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).