termitière
French, noun/tɛʁ.mi.tjɛʁ/
termitière is spelled T-E-R-M-I-T-I-È-R-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written French, the 121,051st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Termitière is a French feminine noun meaning “termite nest; anthill” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Nid de termites”.
What does termitière mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetermite nest; anthill
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nid de termites. 2. Lieu où sont rassemblés et où s'affairent de nombreux êtres humains.
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 termitière
- termitières plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce termitière?
- /tɛʁ.mi.tjɛʁ/
- \tɛʁ.mi.tjɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is termitière in French?
termitière appears about once in every 14 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).