contribution
French, noun/kɔ̃.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃/
contribution is spelled C-O-N-T-R-I-B-U-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears 24 times per million words in written French, the 3,248th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contribution is a French feminine noun meaning “contribution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ce que chacun donne pour sa part d’une dépense ou d’une charge commune”.
What does contribution mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecontribution
- 2
archaicfemininecontribution: levy or impost
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ce que chacun donne pour sa part d’une dépense ou d’une charge commune. 2. Tribut que paient les habitants d’un pays occupé par l’ennemi pour se garantir du pillage ou de la répression. → voir contribution de guerre. 3. Ensemble des impôts et taxes levés par l’État ou une autorité publique. 4. Participation, apport, concours ou collaboration à une œuvre collective, intellectuelle ou scientifique.
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 contribution
- contributions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contribution?
- /kɔ̃.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔ̃.tʁi.by.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 contribution
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contribution in French?
contribution appears 24 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).