manutention
French, noun/ma.ny.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/
manutention is spelled M-A-N-U-T-E-N-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,143rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Manutention is a French feminine noun meaning “handling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Lieu où l’on fabriquait le pain pour la troupe”.
What does manutention mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineobsoletemaintenance; manutention
- 2
femininehandling
- 3
femininestorehouse, depot
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de manipuler, de déplacer des marchandises, des colis à l’intérieur d’un entrepôt, d’une usine, d’un magasin. 2. Endroit réservé à ces manipulations de marchandises. 3. Lieu où l’on fabriquait le pain pour la troupe.
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 manutention
- manutentions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce manutention?
- /ma.ny.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/
- \ma.ny.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is manutention in French?
manutention 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).