extension
French, noun/ɛk.stɑ̃.sjɔ̃/
extension is spelled E-X-T-E-N-S-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written French, the 3,192nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Extension is a French feminine noun meaning “extension” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Accroissement d’étendue”.
What does extension mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineextension
- 2
femininesemantic widening
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Accroissement d’étendue. 2. Action d’étendre un corps, de lui faire acquérir plus de surface. 3. Action de ce qui s’étend ; se dit surtout des membres. 4. Propriété d’un corps d’avoir une étendue, d’occuper une portion d’espace
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 extension
- extensions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce extension?
- /ɛk.stɑ̃.sjɔ̃/
- \ɛk.stɑ̃.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 extension
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is extension in French?
extension appears 25 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).