direction
French, noun/di.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃/
direction is spelled D-I-R-E-C-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 145 times per million words in written French, the 568th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Direction is a French feminine noun meaning “direction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de diriger, de régler l’exécution d’une action, d'administrer un établissement ou de conduire une…”.
What does direction mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedirection
être / aller dans la bonne direction
- 2
femininedirection
- 3
femininegovernment
- 4
femininethe director of the administration/organisation
- 5
femininethe territory administered by a government
- 6
feminineSet of subsystems which allow to orient the wheels of a vehicle.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de diriger, de régler l’exécution d’une action, d'administrer un établissement ou de conduire une personne. 2. Fonction, poste de directeur. 3. Personne ou ensemble des personnes qui dirigent. 4. Service placé sous l'autorité d’un directeur.
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 direction
- directions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce direction?
- /di.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃/
- \di.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃\
- [d͡zi.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 direction
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is direction in French?
direction appears 145 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).