consommation
French, noun/kɔ̃.sɔ.ma.sjɔ̃/
consommation is spelled C-O-N-S-O-M-M-A-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears 63 times per million words in written French, the 1,323rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Consommation is a French feminine noun meaning “consumption” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de mener une œuvre à son plein achèvement”.
What does consommation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconsumption
La consommation d'alcool peut être dangereuse.
- 2
feminineconsummation (the first act of sexual intercourse in a relationship, particularly the first such act following marriage)
- 3
datedfeminineconsumers, consuming public, clientele
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de mener une œuvre à son plein achèvement. 2. Relation sexuelle entre des époux suivant leur cérémonie nuptiale. 3. Relation sexuelle d'un couple, qu'il soit marié ou pas. 4. Utilisation de choses qui se détruisent par l’usage.
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 consommation
- consommations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce consommation?
- /kɔ̃.sɔ.ma.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔ̃.sɔ.ma.sjɔ̃\
- [kɔ̃.sɔ.ma.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 consommation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is consommation in French?
consommation appears 63 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).