défalcation
French, noun/de.fal.ka.sjɔ̃/
défalcation is spelled D-É-F-A-L-C-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written French, the 168,321st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Défalcation is a French feminine noun meaning “deduction (act of deducting), defalcation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de défalquer”.
What does défalcation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininededuction (act of deducting), defalcation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de défalquer. 2. Extorsion, malversation, détournement de fonds, fraude diverse.
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 défalcation
- défalcations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce défalcation?
- /de.fal.ka.sjɔ̃/
- \de.fal.ka.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 défalcation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is défalcation in French?
défalcation appears about once in every 28 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).