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pyramidal

French, adjective/pi.ʁa.mi.dal/

pyramidal is spelled P-Y-R-A-M-I-D-A-L (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 44,377th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pyramidal is a French adjective meaning “pyramidal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est en forme de pyramide”.

What does pyramidal mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    pyramidal

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qui est en forme de pyramide. 2. Structuré d’une façon verticale et hiérarchisée, qui rappelle une pyramide. 3. Au sens d'un schéma de Ponzi; vente pyramidale. 4. Énorme.

noun: 1. Os du poignet.

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 pyramidal

  • pyramidale feminine
  • pyramidaux masculine plural
  • pyramidales feminine plural
  • pyramidals plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce pyramidal?

  • /pi.ʁa.mi.dal/
  • \pi.ʁa.mi.dal\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to pyramidal

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is pyramidal in French?

pyramidal appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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