faction
French, noun/fak.sjɔ̃/
faction is spelled F-A-C-T-I-O-N (7 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written French, the 14,436th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Faction is a French feminine noun meaning “act of keeping watch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action ou tâche quelconque qu'un soldat est en charge de faire”.
What does faction mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineact of keeping watch
- 2
femininea watchman
- 3
femininea faction; specifically one which causes trouble
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action ou tâche quelconque qu'un soldat est en charge de faire. 2. Guet que font successivement les soldats d’un poste. 3. Action de se tenir dans un endroit pour guetter ou attendre quelqu’un ou quelque chose, à propos de toute personne. 4. Parti politique ou civil qui cherche à provoquer des troubles.
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 faction
- factions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce faction?
- /fak.sjɔ̃/
- \fak.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 faction
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is faction in French?
faction appears 3.5 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).