lotissement
French, noun/lɔ.tis.mɑ̃/
lotissement is spelled L-O-T-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T (11 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,143rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lotissement is a French masculine noun meaning “estate, housing estate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de diviser en parts pour les vendre, un terrain, une propriété, etc. ; résultat de cette action”.
What does lotissement mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineestate, housing estate
- 2
masculineplot of land, lot
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de diviser en parts pour les vendre, un terrain, une propriété, etc. ; résultat de cette action. 2. Quartier ainsi aménagé, constitué de propriétés individuelles et d’aménagements communs (rues, égouts…). 3. Système de fret dans lequel les wagons passent par plusieurs triages successifs le long de leur parcours.
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 lotissement
- lotissements plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lotissement?
- /lɔ.tis.mɑ̃/
- \lɔ.tis.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is lotissement in French?
lotissement appears 1.5 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).