fonction
French, noun/fɔ̃k.sjɔ̃/
fonction is spelled F-O-N-C-T-I-O-N (8 letters) and appears 115 times per million words in written French, the 718th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fonction is a French feminine noun meaning “function (what something does or is used for)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Activité qui tend à un but déterminé”.
What does fonction mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefunction (what something does or is used for)
Un aspirateur a pour fonction de nettoyer le sol en aspirant la poussière qui s'y trouve.
- 2
femininerole (function or position of something or someone)
- 3
femininefunction
Je voudrais démontrer que cette fonction est injective.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Activité qui tend à un but déterminé. 2. Actes qu’on fait pour s’acquitter des obligations, des devoirs d’un emploi, d’une charge ou pour en exercer les prérogatives. 3. Ensemble des obligations et devoirs inhérents à l’exercice d’un poste administratif. 4. Cette charge, cet emploi même.
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 fonction
- fonctions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fonction?
- /fɔ̃k.sjɔ̃/
- \fɔ̃k.sjɔ̃\
- [fɔ̃k.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 fonction
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fonction in French?
fonction appears 115 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).