masturbation
French, noun/mas.tyʁ.ba.sjɔ̃/
masturbation is spelled M-A-S-T-U-R-B-A-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written French, the 17,903rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Masturbation is a French feminine noun meaning “masturbation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pratique sexuelle consistant à stimuler les parties génitales (le plus souvent avec les mains) dans le but…”.
What does masturbation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasturbation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pratique sexuelle consistant à stimuler les parties génitales (le plus souvent avec les mains) dans le but d’obtenir ou de donner du plaisir. 2. Activité improductive.
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 masturbation
- masturbations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce masturbation?
- /mas.tyʁ.ba.sjɔ̃/
- \mas.tyʁ.ba.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 masturbation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is masturbation in French?
masturbation appears 2.5 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).