basculement
French, noun/bas.kyl.mɑ̃/
basculement is spelled B-A-S-C-U-L-E-M-E-N-T (11 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written French, the 27,365th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Basculement is a French masculine noun meaning “the act or result of toppling or falling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’effectuer ou de faire effectuer un mouvement de bascule”.
What does basculement mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe act or result of toppling or falling
- 2
masculinetransfer, transition
- 3
masculinefailover
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’effectuer ou de faire effectuer un mouvement de bascule. 2. Action de tomber en perdant l’équilibre 3. Résultat de la perte d’équilibre. 4. Changement de position, de parti, d’opinion, de situation, de nature, etc.
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 basculement
- basculements plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce basculement?
- /bas.kyl.mɑ̃/
- \bas.kyl.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to basculement
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is basculement in French?
basculement appears 1.3 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).