insurrection
French, noun/ɛ̃.sy.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃/
insurrection is spelled I-N-S-U-R-R-E-C-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written French, the 8,979th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Insurrection is a French feminine noun meaning “insurgency, insurrection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Soulèvement contre un pouvoir établi ou une autorité arbitraire”.
What does insurrection mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinsurgency, insurrection
Near-synonyms: rébellion, révolte
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Soulèvement contre un pouvoir établi ou une autorité arbitraire.
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 insurrection
- insurrections plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce insurrection?
- /ɛ̃.sy.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃/
- \ɛ̃.sy.ʁɛk.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 insurrection
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is insurrection in French?
insurrection appears 6.8 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).