fondation
French, noun/fɔ̃.da.sjɔ̃/
fondation is spelled F-O-N-D-A-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 32 times per million words in written French, the 2,569th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fondation is a French feminine noun meaning “foundation (act of founding)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de fonder, de bâtir la base de quelque chose ; commencement de quelque chose de durable”.
What does fondation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefoundation (act of founding)
- 2
femininefoundation
- 3
femininefoundation (endowed institution or charity)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de fonder, de bâtir la base de quelque chose ; commencement de quelque chose de durable. 2. Travail que l’on fait pour asseoir les fondements d’un édifice, d’une construction. 3. Fondement, base d'une construction. 4. Fossé, tranchée que l’on fait pour y placer les fondements.
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 fondation
- fondations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fondation?
- /fɔ̃.da.sjɔ̃/
- \fɔ̃.da.sjɔ̃\
- [fɔ̃.da.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 fondation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fondation in French?
fondation appears 32 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).