proverbial
French, adjective\pʁɔ.vɛʁ.bjal\
proverbial is spelled P-R-O-V-E-R-B-I-A-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written French, the 95,695th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Proverbial is a French adjective meaning “proverbial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui tient du proverbe, qui est passé en proverbe”.
What does proverbial mean in English?
adjective
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proverbial
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui tient du proverbe, qui est passé en proverbe. 2. Aussi fameux qu’un proverbe, légendaire.
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 proverbial
- proverbiale feminine
- proverbiaux masculine plural
- proverbiales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce proverbial?
- \pʁɔ.vɛʁ.bjal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to proverbial
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is proverbial in French?
proverbial appears about once in every 9 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).