distribution
French, noun/dis.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃/
distribution is spelled D-I-S-T-R-I-B-U-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears 42 times per million words in written French, the 1,996th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Distribution is a French feminine noun meaning “delivery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de distribuer ou résultat de cette action”.
What does distribution mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedelivery
Near-synonym: livraison
- 2
femininedistribution (process by which goods get to final consumers over a geographical market)
la grande distribution
- 3
feminineallocation, casting
la distribution des rôles
- 4
femininedistribution (physical arrangement, spacing)
aire de distribution
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de distribuer ou résultat de cette action. 2. Répartition entre créanciers des sommes provenant d’une saisie faite sur leur débiteur commun. 3. Livraison des lettres aux destinataires à certaines heures de la journée. 4. Action de replacer des lettres dans leurs cassetins.
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 distribution
- distributions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce distribution?
- /dis.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃/
- \dis.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃\
- [dis.tʁi.by.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 distribution
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is distribution in French?
distribution appears 42 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).