isolation
French, noun/i.zɔ.la.sjɔ̃/
isolation is spelled I-S-O-L-A-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written French, the 13,132nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Isolation is a French feminine noun meaning “isolation; insulation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’isoler”.
What does isolation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineisolation; insulation
isolation thermique
- 2
feminineisolation (low number of morphemes per word on average)
- 3
feminineisolation (a Freudian defense mechanism)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’isoler. 2. Action d’isoler le corps que l’on veut électriser. 3. Capacité d'un système d'isoler les modifications dans une transaction en cours de celles faites dans les autres transactions conduites simultanément, jusqu'à ce qu'elle soit complétée.
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 isolation
- isolations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce isolation?
- /i.zɔ.la.sjɔ̃/
- \i.zɔ.la.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 isolation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is isolation in French?
isolation appears 4.0 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).