natation
French, noun/na.ta.sjɔ̃/
natation is spelled N-A-T-A-T-I-O-N (8 letters) and appears 7.1 times per million words in written French, the 8,672nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Natation is a French feminine noun meaning “swimming, natation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de nager”.
What does natation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineswimming, natation
leçons de natation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de nager.
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 natation
- natations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce natation?
- /na.ta.sjɔ̃/
- \na.ta.sjɔ̃\
- [na.ta.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 natation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is natation in French?
natation appears 7.1 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).