juxtaposition
French, noun/ʒyk.sta.po.zi.sjɔ̃/
juxtaposition is spelled J-U-X-T-A-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 37,709th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Juxtaposition is a French feminine noun meaning “juxtaposition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de mettre l’une à côté de l’autre deux ou plusieurs choses”.
What does juxtaposition mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininejuxtaposition
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de mettre l’une à côté de l’autre deux ou plusieurs choses. 2. Résultat de cette action.
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 juxtaposition
- juxtapositions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce juxtaposition?
- /ʒyk.sta.po.zi.sjɔ̃/
- \ʒyk.sta.po.zi.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 juxtaposition
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is juxtaposition in French?
juxtaposition appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).