introduction
French, noun/ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dyk.sjɔ̃/
introduction is spelled I-N-T-R-O-D-U-C-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears 26 times per million words in written French, the 3,067th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Introduction is a French feminine noun meaning “introduction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’introduire, de faire entrer une chose dans une autre”.
What does introduction mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineintroduction
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’introduire, de faire entrer une chose dans une autre. 2. L’introduction d’une instance, Le commencement d’une procédure à quelque tribunal. 3. Mise en place. 4. Action d’introduire quelqu’un.
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 introduction
- introductions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce introduction?
- /ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dyk.sjɔ̃/
- \ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dyk.sjɔ̃\
- [ɛ̃t.ʁɔ.dyk.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 introduction
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is introduction in French?
introduction appears 26 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).