corporation
French, noun/kɔʁ.pɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
corporation is spelled C-O-R-P-O-R-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 7.1 times per million words in written French, the 8,672nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Corporation is a French feminine noun meaning “corporation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ensemble de personnes, considérées comme formant un tout au sens où elles partagent une caractéristique…”.
What does corporation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecorporation
- 2
feminineguild
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ensemble de personnes, considérées comme formant un tout au sens où elles partagent une caractéristique commune, notamment un métier. 2. Association formée de plusieurs personnes astreintes à certaines obligations relativement à leur profession et jouissant de certains privilèges. 3. Association professionnelle. 4. Corporance ; corpulence.
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 corporation
- corporations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce corporation?
- /kɔʁ.pɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔʁ.pɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is corporation in French?
corporation appears 7.1 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).