désertion
French, noun/de.zɛʁ.sjɔ̃/
désertion is spelled D-É-S-E-R-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 33,599th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Désertion is a French feminine noun meaning “desertion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de déserter ; résultat de cette action”.
What does désertion mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedesertion
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de déserter ; résultat de cette action.
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 désertion
- désertions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce désertion?
- /de.zɛʁ.sjɔ̃/
- \de.zɛʁ.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 désertion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is désertion in French?
désertion appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).