distraction
French, noun/dis.tʁak.sjɔ̃/
distraction is spelled D-I-S-T-R-A-C-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written French, the 17,096th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Distraction is a French feminine noun meaning “distraction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Inattention, inapplication de la pensée aux choses dont on devrait s’occuper”.
What does distraction mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedistraction
- 2
feminineentertainment
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Inattention, inapplication de la pensée aux choses dont on devrait s’occuper. 2. Résultat de cette inattention. 3. Ce qui amuse, délasse l’esprit. 4. Séparation d’une partie d’avec son tout.
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 distraction
- distractions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce distraction?
- /dis.tʁak.sjɔ̃/
- \dis.tʁak.sjɔ̃\
- [dis.tʁak.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 distraction
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is distraction in French?
distraction appears 2.7 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).