camion
French, noun/ka.mjɔ̃/
camion is spelled C-A-M-I-O-N (6 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written French, the 4,050th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Camion is a French masculine noun meaning “lorry (UK); truck (US)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Fardier ; haquet ; chariot bas”.
What does camion mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelorry (UK); truck (US)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Véhicule terrestre automobile équipé d’un, deux ou trois essieux directeurs ainsi que de un à trois essieux porteurs et destiné au transport de marchandises. 2. Fardier ; haquet ; chariot bas. 3. Récipient d’assez grande capacité. 4. Seau utilisé par les peintres en bâtiments pour délayer les peintures.
noun: 1. Petite épingle.
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 camion
- camions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce camion?
- /ka.mjɔ̃/
- /ka.mi.jɔ̃/
- /ka.mi.ɔŋ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to camion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is camion in French?
camion appears 19 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).