disposition
French, noun/dis.po.zi.sjɔ̃/
disposition is spelled D-I-S-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 48 times per million words in written French, the 1,739th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Disposition is a French feminine noun meaning “arrangement; layout” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de disposer ou résultat de cette action”.
What does disposition mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininearrangement; layout
- 2
femininedisposal; the ability or authority to use something
- 3
femininestep; arrangement; measure
- 4
femininedisposition; tendency
- 5
feminineprovision; clause
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de disposer ou résultat de cette action. 2. Manière dont une chose est disposée. 3. Arrangement des parties dont un discours est composé. 4. Tendance, acheminement à quelque chose de plus ou moins prochain, à une modification ou altération.
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 disposition
- dispositions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce disposition?
- /dis.po.zi.sjɔ̃/
- \dis.po.zi.sjɔ̃\
- [dis.pɔ.zi.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 disposition
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is disposition in French?
disposition appears 48 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).