signalement
French, noun/si.ɲal.mɑ̃/
signalement is spelled S-I-G-N-A-L-E-M-E-N-T (11 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written French, the 16,835th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Signalement is a French masculine noun meaning “physical description (BOLO, APB)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Description d’une personne par les signes extérieurs qui peuvent la faire reconnaître”.
What does signalement mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinephysical description (BOLO, APB)
- 2
masculinereport, complaint (e.g. one made to child protection authorities by a member of the public)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Description d’une personne par les signes extérieurs qui peuvent la faire reconnaître. 2. Action de signaler un fait.
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 signalement
- signalements plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce signalement?
- /si.ɲal.mɑ̃/
- \si.ɲal.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to signalement
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is signalement in French?
signalement appears 2.8 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).