surveillante
French, noun\syʁ.vɛ.jɑ̃t\
surveillante is spelled S-U-R-V-E-I-L-L-A-N-T-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 47,227th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Surveillante is a French feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of surveillant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne qui surveille”.
What does surveillante mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of surveillant
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne qui surveille. 2. Femme chargée de la surveillance des détenus dans une prison. 3. Femme chargée de la surveillance des élèves pendant les études, les récréations et les promenades.
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 surveillante
- surveillantes plural
- surveillant masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce surveillante?
- \syʁ.vɛ.jɑ̃t\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to surveillante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is surveillante in French?
surveillante 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).