vicariance
French, noun\vi.ka.ʁjɑ̃s\
vicariance is spelled V-I-C-A-R-I-A-N-C-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 91 million words in written French, the 298,135th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vicariance is a French feminine noun meaning “vicariance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Suppléance du rôle d’un organe, d’une espèce, etc”.
What does vicariance mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevicariance
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Suppléance du rôle d’un organe, d’une espèce, etc. 2. Processus qui conduit à la formation de taxons vicariants. 3. Adaptation du cerveau face à un problème, un obstacle.
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 vicariance
- vicariances plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vicariance?
- \vi.ka.ʁjɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is vicariance in French?
vicariance appears about once in every 91 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).