formulation
French, noun/fɔʁ.my.la.sjɔ̃/
formulation is spelled F-O-R-M-U-L-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 4.3 times per million words in written French, the 12,541st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Formulation is a French feminine noun meaning “wording, phrasing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de formuler, de mettre en forme ou en mots ; résultat de cette action”.
What does formulation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewording, phrasing
- 2
feminineformulation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de formuler, de mettre en forme ou en mots ; résultat de cette action. 2. Mise au point de produits sous forme de mélange dont chaque élément a une fonction sans qu'ils ne réagissent chimiquement entre eux ; le contenu de ce mélange.
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 formulation
- formulations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce formulation?
- /fɔʁ.my.la.sjɔ̃/
- \fɔʁ.my.la.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 formulation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is formulation in French?
formulation appears 4.3 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).