inondation
French, noun/i.nɔ̃.da.sjɔ̃/
inondation is spelled I-N-O-N-D-A-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written French, the 14,436th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inondation is a French feminine noun meaning “flood (overflow of water)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Débordement d’un cours d’eau, ou accumulation d’eaux de ruissellement, qui submerge temporairement une zone…”.
What does inondation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineflood (overflow of water)
Les inondations ont causé d'importants dégâts dans la région.
- 2
feminineflood, inundation (a large influx of e.g. people)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Débordement d’un cours d’eau, ou accumulation d’eaux de ruissellement, qui submerge temporairement une zone normalement hors d’eau. 2. Tendre une inondation, Lâcher les eaux autour d’une place, d’une position, pour empêcher les approches de l’ennemi. 3. Les eaux débordées. 4. Invasion d’un pays par une grande multitude de gens, d’une grande quantité de certaines choses.
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 inondation
- inondations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inondation?
- /i.nɔ̃.da.sjɔ̃/
- \i.nɔ̃.da.sjɔ̃\
- [i.nɔ̃.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 inondation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is inondation in French?
inondation appears 3.5 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).