purulent
French, adjective/py.ʁy.lɑ̃/
purulent is spelled P-U-R-U-L-E-N-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 103,520th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Purulent is a French adjective meaning “purulent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est mêlé de pus ; où se forme du pus”.
What does purulent mean in English?
adjective
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purulent
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est mêlé de pus ; où se forme du pus.
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 purulent
- purulente feminine
- purulents masculine plural
- purulentes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce purulent?
- /py.ʁy.lɑ̃/
- \py.ʁy.lɑ̃\
- \py.ʁyl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to purulent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is purulent in French?
purulent appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).