nidification
French, noun/ni.di.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/
nidification is spelled N-I-D-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 53,838th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nidification is a French feminine noun meaning “nesting, nidification” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Construction du nid”.
What does nidification mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenesting, nidification
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Construction du nid. 2. Incubation, couvaison, période pendant laquelle les oiseaux couvent leurs œufs. 3. Lieu où les oiseaux nidifient.
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 nidification
- nidifications plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nidification?
- /ni.di.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/
- \ni.di.fi.ka.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 nidification
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nidification in French?
nidification appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).