formation
French, noun/fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃/
formation is spelled F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 138 times per million words in written French, the 598th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Formation is a French feminine noun meaning “formation, forming, development” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de former ou résultat de cette action”.
What does formation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineformation, forming, development
- 2
feminineeducation; training
la formation juridique
- 3
feminineformation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de former ou résultat de cette action. 2. Ensemble de personnes qui partagent une même doctrine ou un même but. 3. Groupe de personnes, sous-ensemble d’un autre. 4. Groupe de musiciens qui jouent ensemble.
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 formation
- formations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce formation?
- /fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃/
- \fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\
- [fɔʁ.ma.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 formation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is formation in French?
formation appears 138 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).