altercation
French, noun/al.tɛʁ.ka.sjɔ̃/
altercation is spelled A-L-T-E-R-C-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written French, the 22,520th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Altercation is a French feminine noun meaning “altercation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Débat entre deux ou plusieurs personnes ; controverse”.
What does altercation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealtercation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Débat entre deux ou plusieurs personnes ; controverse. 2. Querelle ou rixe entre deux ou plusieurs personnes.
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 altercation
- altercations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce altercation?
- /al.tɛʁ.ka.sjɔ̃/
- \al.tɛʁ.ka.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to altercation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is altercation in French?
altercation appears 1.7 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).