malédiction
French, noun/ma.le.dik.sjɔ̃/
malédiction is spelled M-A-L-É-D-I-C-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written French, the 12,122nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Malédiction is a French feminine noun meaning “spell, curse (supernatural detriment)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de maudire ; résultat de cette action”.
What does malédiction mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininespell, curse (supernatural detriment)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de maudire ; résultat de cette action. 2. Malheur.
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 malédiction
- malédictions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce malédiction?
- /ma.le.dik.sjɔ̃/
- \ma.le.dik.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 malédiction
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is malédiction in French?
malédiction appears 4.5 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).