subsidence
French, noun/syp.si.dɑ̃s/
subsidence is spelled S-U-B-S-I-D-E-N-C-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written French, the 107,057th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Subsidence is a French feminine noun meaning “subsidence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Enfoncement lent de la lithosphère”.
What does subsidence mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesubsidence
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Enfoncement lent de la lithosphère. 2. Déplacement continu, progressif, ou saccadé... d’air vers le sol. 3. Survie douloureuse mais effondrée ou affaissée par le poids de drames successifs dont on ne se remet pas. (notamment chez l’auteur Camille Ammoun )
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 subsidence
- subsidences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce subsidence?
- /syp.si.dɑ̃s/
- \syb.zi.dɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to subsidence
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is subsidence in French?
subsidence appears about once in every 11 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).