limitation
French, noun/li.mi.ta.sjɔ̃/
limitation is spelled L-I-M-I-T-A-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 6.9 times per million words in written French, the 8,831st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Limitation is a French feminine noun meaning “limitation (action of limiting)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de limiter”.
What does limitation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelimitation (action of limiting)
traité de limitation des armements
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de limiter.
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 limitation
- limitations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce limitation?
- /li.mi.ta.sjɔ̃/
- \li.mi.ta.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 limitation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is limitation in French?
limitation appears 6.9 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).