estimation
French, noun/ɛs.ti.ma.sjɔ̃/
estimation is spelled E-S-T-I-M-A-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written French, the 6,385th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Estimation is a French feminine noun meaning “estimate; estimation (rough calculation or guess)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’attribuer un prix à quelque chose d’existant, de l’évaluer, d’en estimer la valeur”.
What does estimation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineestimate; estimation (rough calculation or guess)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’attribuer un prix à quelque chose d’existant, de l’évaluer, d’en estimer la valeur. 2. Évaluation d'une quantité. 3. Opérations de chiffrage : 4. Prédiction d’une grandeur, une performance, le coût ou la durée d’une tâche d’un projet.
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 estimation
- estimations plural
- æstimation alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce estimation?
- /ɛs.ti.ma.sjɔ̃/
- \ɛs.ti.ma.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 estimation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is estimation in French?
estimation appears 11 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).