dissimilation
French, noun/di.si.mi.la.sjɔ̃/
dissimilation is spelled D-I-S-S-I-M-I-L-A-T-I-O-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 45 million words in written French, the 212,128th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dissimilation is a French feminine noun meaning “dissimilation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Différenciation phonétique de deux phonèmes similaires ou voisins”.
What does dissimilation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedissimilation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Différenciation phonétique de deux phonèmes similaires ou voisins.
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 dissimilation
- dissimilations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dissimilation?
- /di.si.mi.la.sjɔ̃/
- \di.si.mi.la.sjɔ̃\
- [disimilasjɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dissimilation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dissimilation in French?
dissimilation appears about once in every 45 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).