figuration
French, noun/fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
figuration is spelled F-I-G-U-R-A-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written French, the 25,237th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Figuration is a French feminine noun meaning “cast of extras” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Formation”.
What does figuration mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecast of extras
- 2
feminineTaking a back seat
- 3
femininefiguration
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Formation. 2. Ensemble des figurants ou figurantes d’un théâtre ou d’une pièce. 3. La partie du spectacle dont sont chargés les figurants. 4. Situation de celle ou de celui qui n'a aucun rôle dans un groupe humain.
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 figuration
- figurations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce figuration?
- /fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
- \fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is figuration in French?
figuration appears 1.4 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).