division
French, noun/di.vi.zjɔ̃/
division is spelled D-I-V-I-S-I-O-N (8 letters) and appears 42 times per million words in written French, the 1,996th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Division is a French feminine noun meaning “division (act or process of dividing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de diviser”.
What does division mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedivision (act or process of dividing)
- 2
femininedivision
- 3
femininedivision
- 4
femininedivision (subsection)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de diviser. 2. Partage arithmétique. 3. Action de se diviser. 4. Fractionnement d’une action par division de son nominal.
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 division
- divisions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce division?
- /di.vi.zjɔ̃/
- \di.vi.zjɔ̃\
- [di.vi.zjɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to division
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is division in French?
division 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).