interdiction
French, noun/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dik.sjɔ̃/
interdiction is spelled I-N-T-E-R-D-I-C-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written French, the 3,324th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Interdiction is a French feminine noun meaning “ban, interdiction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’interdire”.
What does interdiction mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineban, interdiction
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’interdire. 2. Défense, perpétuelle ou temporaire, de continuer l’exercice de certaines fonctions, faite par sentence ou arrêt, par décision d’une autorité supérieure. 3. Privation, déchéance totale ou partielle des droits, prononcée par le juge contre celui qui a été reconnu coupable. 4. Action d’ôter à quelqu’un la libre disposition de ses biens, et même de sa personne, quand on reconnaît qu’il est en état d’imbécillité, de démence ou de fureur.
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 interdiction
- interdictions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce interdiction?
- /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dik.sjɔ̃/
- \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dik.sjɔ̃\
- [ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dik.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 interdiction
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is interdiction in French?
interdiction appears 23 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).