autorisation
French, noun/o.tɔ.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃/
autorisation is spelled A-U-T-O-R-I-S-A-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written French, the 2,714th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Autorisation is a French feminine noun meaning “authorization (act of authorizing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’autoriser”.
What does autorisation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineauthorization (act of authorizing)
- 2
feminineauthorization (attestation of authorization)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’autoriser. 2. Document qui atteste que l’on est autorisé à faire quelque chose. 3. Accord donné par le contrôle de la circulation aérienne à un pilote pour exécuter un vol, une phase de vol ou une manœuvre au sol dans des conditions déterminées.
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 autorisation
- autorisations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce autorisation?
- /o.tɔ.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃/
- /ɔ.tɔ.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃/
- \o.to.ʁi.za.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 autorisation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is autorisation in French?
autorisation appears 30 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).