circoncision
French, noun/siʁ.kɔ̃.si.zjɔ̃/
circoncision is spelled C-I-R-C-O-N-C-I-S-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written French, the 23,487th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Circoncision is a French feminine noun meaning “circumcision (excising foreskin from penis)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ablation totale ou partielle du prépuce, pour des raisons ou médicales ; acte chirurgical de circoncire un…”.
What does circoncision mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecircumcision (excising foreskin from penis)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ablation totale ou partielle du prépuce, pour des raisons ou médicales ; acte chirurgical de circoncire un garçon. 2. Ablation rituelle du prépuce, symbolisant l’alliance avec Dieu. 3. La fête de la circoncision, ou simplement la circoncision : pour les chrétiens, jour où l’on célèbre la circoncision de Jésus-Christ. 4. En termes d’apologétique constructive, la circoncision du cœur, la circoncision des lèvres : le retranchement des mauvaises pensées, des mauvais désirs, des paroles contraires à la charité ou à la pudeur.
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 circoncision
- circoncisions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce circoncision?
- /siʁ.kɔ̃.si.zjɔ̃/
- \siʁ.kɔ̃.si.zjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to circoncision
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is circoncision in French?
circoncision appears 1.6 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).