épilation
French, noun/e.pi.la.sjɔ̃/
épilation is spelled É-P-I-L-A-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written French, the 26,299th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Épilation is a French feminine noun meaning “depilation, hair removal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Suppression des poils ou des cheveux opérée par divers procédés manuels, mécaniques, électriques ou…”.
What does épilation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedepilation, hair removal
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Suppression des poils ou des cheveux opérée par divers procédés manuels, mécaniques, électriques ou chimiques, généralement par souci d’esthétique, de confort, d’hygiène ou de décence.
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 épilation
- épilations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce épilation?
- /e.pi.la.sjɔ̃/
- \e.pi.la.sjɔ̃\
- \e.pi.la.sjõ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to épilation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is épilation in French?
épilation appears 1.3 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).