pubescence
French, noun\py.bɛ.sɑ̃s\
pubescence is spelled P-U-B-E-S-C-E-N-C-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written French, the 162,920th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pubescence is a French feminine noun meaning “pubescence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “État d’une surface pubescente”.
What does pubescence mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepubescence
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. État d’une surface pubescente.
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 pubescence
- pubescences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pubescence?
- \py.bɛ.sɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pubescence in French?
pubescence appears about once in every 26 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).