copulation
French, noun/kɔ.py.la.sjɔ̃/
copulation is spelled C-O-P-U-L-A-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 67,389th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Copulation is a French feminine noun meaning “copulation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Accouplement au cours duquel le mâle introduit directement le sperme dans les voies génitales de la femelle”.
What does copulation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecopulation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Accouplement au cours duquel le mâle introduit directement le sperme dans les voies génitales de la femelle. 2. Conjonction de l’homme et de la femme.
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 copulation
- copulations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce copulation?
- /kɔ.py.la.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔ.py.la.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 copulation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is copulation in French?
copulation appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).