locomotion
French, noun/lɔ.kɔ.mɔ.sjɔ̃/
locomotion is spelled L-O-C-O-M-O-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 33,599th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Locomotion is a French feminine noun meaning “locomotion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Changement de lieu en vertu de la faculté locomotrice”.
What does locomotion mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelocomotion
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Changement de lieu en vertu de la faculté locomotrice.
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 locomotion
- locomotions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce locomotion?
- /lɔ.kɔ.mɔ.sjɔ̃/
- \lɔ.kɔ.mɔ.sjɔ̃\
- \lo.ko.mo.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 locomotion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is locomotion in French?
locomotion 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).