génération
French, noun/ʒe.ne.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
génération is spelled G-É-N-É-R-A-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 51 times per million words in written French, the 1,629th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Génération is a French feminine noun meaning “generation (act of generating)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’engendrer, de produire son semblable”.
What does génération mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegeneration (act of generating)
- 2
femininegeneration (rank in genealogy)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’engendrer, de produire son semblable. 2. Ce qui est engendré, la postérité, les descendants d’une personne. 3. Chaque filiation et descendance de parents à enfants. 4. Réunion, collection de toutes les personnes du même âge, ou à peu près, qui vivent à la même époque.
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 génération
- générations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce génération?
- /ʒe.ne.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
- \ʒe.ne.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
- [ʒe.ne.ʁa.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 génération
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is génération in French?
génération appears 51 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).