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décongestion

French, noun/de.kɔ̃.ʒɛs.tjɔ̃/

décongestion is a French feminine noun meaning “decongestion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “action de décongestionner”.

What does décongestion mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininedecongestion

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. action de décongestionner 2. désencombrer la circulation routière

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 décongestion

  • décongestions plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce décongestion?

  • /de.kɔ̃.ʒɛs.tjɔ̃/
  • \de.kɔ̃.ʒɛs.tjɔ̃\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is décongestion in French?

décongestion appears about once in every 60 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).