correction
French, noun/kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃/
correction is spelled C-O-R-R-E-C-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written French, the 6,071st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Correction is a French feminine noun meaning “correction (all senses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de corriger, d’ôter les défauts de quelque chose ou résultat de cette action”.
What does correction mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecorrection (all senses)
- 2
femininepropriety (quality of being proper or correct)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de corriger, d’ôter les défauts de quelque chose ou résultat de cette action. 2. Changements qu’on fait dans les ouvrages de l’esprit pour les améliorer. 3. Action de corriger les travaux des élèves et étudiants et d'en noter la valeur. 4. Action de corriger les épreuves, d’indiquer les fautes de composition, afin que l’ouvrier les fasse disparaître.
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 correction
- corrections plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce correction?
- /kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃\
- [kɔ.ʁɛk.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 correction
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is correction in French?
correction appears 11 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).