explosion
French, noun/ɛk.splo.zjɔ̃/
explosion is spelled E-X-P-L-O-S-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written French, the 3,602nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Explosion is a French feminine noun meaning “explosion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “État, bruit, mouvement subit et impétueux que produisent les poudres, les mélanges de salpêtre et de soufre…”.
What does explosion mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineexplosion
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. État, bruit, mouvement subit et impétueux que produisent les poudres, les mélanges de salpêtre et de soufre, certains mélanges de gaz, etc., lorsqu’ils s’enflamment. 2. Action d’éclater, produite par l’excès de tension. 3. Se dit en parlant des passions violentes qui viennent à éclater. 4. Accroissement très rapide, spectaculaire.
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 explosion
- explosions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce explosion?
- /ɛk.splo.zjɔ̃/
- \ɛk.splo.zjɔ̃\
- [ɛk.splo.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 explosion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is explosion in French?
explosion appears 21 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).