équation
French, noun/e.kwa.sjɔ̃/
équation is spelled É-Q-U-A-T-I-O-N (8 letters) and appears 8.3 times per million words in written French, the 7,671st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Équation is a French feminine noun meaning “equation (assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Égalité entre deux membres contenant une ou plusieurs variables”.
What does équation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineequation (assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Égalité entre deux membres contenant une ou plusieurs variables. 2. Égalité vraie seulement pour certaines valeurs de la (ou des) inconnue(s). 3. Expression algébrique de la condition d’appartenance d’un point à un objet géométrique. 4. Rapport de concordance entre des groupes sociaux.
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 équation
- équations plural
- æquation
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce équation?
- /e.kwa.sjɔ̃/
- \e.kwa.sjɔ̃\
- [e.kwa.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 équation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is équation in French?
équation appears 8.3 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).