sanitaire
French, adjective/sa.ni.tɛʁ/
sanitaire is spelled S-A-N-I-T-A-I-R-E (9 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written French, the 6,605th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sanitaire is a French adjective meaning “health; sanitary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a rapport à la santé, et particulièrement à la conservation de la santé publique”.
What does sanitaire mean in English?
adjective
- 1
health; sanitary
cordon sanitaire
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a rapport à la santé, et particulièrement à la conservation de la santé publique.
noun: 1. Cabinet de toilette, toilettes.
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 sanitaire
- sanitaires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sanitaire?
- /sa.ni.tɛʁ/
- \sa.ni.tɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sanitaire
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sanitaire in French?
sanitaire appears 10 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).