turgescence
French, noun\tyʁ.ʒe.sɑ̃s\
turgescence is spelled T-U-R-G-E-S-C-E-N-C-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written French, the 149,203rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Turgescence is a French feminine noun meaning “swelling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Gonflement ; enflure”.
What does turgescence mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineswelling
- 2
feminineturgor
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gonflement ; enflure.
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 turgescence
- turgescences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce turgescence?
- \tyʁ.ʒe.sɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is turgescence in French?
turgescence appears about once in every 21 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).