libération
French, noun/li.be.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
libération is spelled L-I-B-É-R-A-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 34 times per million words in written French, the 2,416th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Libération is a French feminine noun meaning “deliverance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de libérer ou de rendre libre”.
What does libération mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedeliverance
- 2
femininerelease
La libération du prisonnier a lieu avant-hier.
- 3
femininedischarge
- 4
feminineliberation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de libérer ou de rendre libre. 2. Décharge d’une dette ou d’une servitude. 3. Jour où les conscrits quittent le service militaire actif et retournent dans leurs foyers. 4. Suppression d’une variable, de sorte que son adressage est rendu à la mémoire libre.
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 libération
- libérations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce libération?
- /li.be.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
- \li.be.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
- [li.be.ʁa.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 libération
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is libération in French?
libération appears 34 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).