assertion
French, noun/a.sɛʁ.sjɔ̃/
assertion is spelled A-S-S-E-R-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 34,022nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Assertion is a French feminine noun meaning “assertion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Proposition qu’on avance et qu’on soutient comme vraie”.
What does assertion mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineassertion
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Proposition qu’on avance et qu’on soutient comme vraie. 2. Proposition mathématique vraie. 3. Expression évaluée à vrai.
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 assertion
- assertions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce assertion?
- /a.sɛʁ.sjɔ̃/
- \a.sɛʁ.sjɔ̃\
- [a.sɛʁ.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 assertion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is assertion in French?
assertion appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).