érosion
French, noun/e.ʁo.zjɔ̃/
érosion is spelled É-R-O-S-I-O-N (7 letters) and appears 4.4 times per million words in written French, the 12,326th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Érosion is a French feminine noun meaning “erosion, weathering” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ensemble des phénomènes mécaniques et chimiques de désagrégation des roches et des sols par les agents…”.
What does érosion mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineerosion, weathering
- 2
feminineerosion
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ensemble des phénomènes mécaniques et chimiques de désagrégation des roches et des sols par les agents atmosphériques et par l’eau. 2. Dégradation progressive. 3. Perte de la surface originelle de la pierre, entraînant des contours émoussés. 4. Action d’une substance qui en attaque une autre, qui la ronge superficiellement.
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 érosion
- érosions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce érosion?
- /e.ʁo.zjɔ̃/
- \e.ʁo.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 érosion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is érosion in French?
érosion appears 4.4 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).