quinquennal
French, adjective\kɛ̃.kɛ.nal\
quinquennal is spelled Q-U-I-N-Q-U-E-N-N-A-L (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 39,210th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quinquennal is a French adjective meaning “quinquennial, five-year” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui dure cinq ans”.
What does quinquennal mean in English?
adjective
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quinquennial, five-year
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui dure cinq ans. 2. Qui se fait tous les cinq ans. 3. Qui se produit en moyenne tous les cinq ans.
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 quinquennal
- quinquennale feminine
- quinquennaux masculine plural
- quinquennales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quinquennal?
- \kɛ̃.kɛ.nal\
- \kɛ̃.ke.nal\
- \kɥɛ̃.kɥɛ.nal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quinquennal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quinquennal in French?
quinquennal appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).