désinformation
French, noun/de.zɛ̃.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃/
désinformation is spelled D-É-S-I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N (14 letters) and appears 2.4 times per million words in written French, the 18,424th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Désinformation is a French feminine noun meaning “disinformation, misinformation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Diffusion volontaire d’informations fausses, manipulées ou sorties de leur contexte, dans le but de tromper…”.
What does désinformation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedisinformation, misinformation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Diffusion volontaire d’informations fausses, manipulées ou sorties de leur contexte, dans le but de tromper l’opinion publique.
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 désinformation
- désinformations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce désinformation?
- /de.zɛ̃.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃/
- \de.zɛ̃.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\
- [de.ɮ͡zɛ̃.fɔʁ.ma.ɬ͡sjɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to désinformation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is désinformation in French?
désinformation appears 2.4 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).