collection
French, noun/kɔ.lɛk.sjɔ̃/
collection is spelled C-O-L-L-E-C-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 55 times per million words in written French, the 1,513th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Collection is a French feminine noun meaning “collection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Réunion de plusieurs objets qui ont ensemble quelque rapport”.
What does collection mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecollection
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Réunion de plusieurs objets qui ont ensemble quelque rapport. 2. Recueil ou compilation de plusieurs ouvrages qui ont rapport à une même matière ou qui appartiennent à un même genre. 3. Groupe de plusieurs ouvrages d'un même éditeur sur un même sujet. 4. Poche de liquide (sang, pus), collecté dans une cavité naturelle ou accidentelle de l’organisme.
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 collection
- collections plural
- c. alternative abbreviation
- coll. alternative abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce collection?
- /kɔ.lɛk.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔ.lɛk.sjɔ̃\
- [kɔ.lɛk.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 collection
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is collection in French?
collection appears 55 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).