notation
French, noun/nɔ.ta.sjɔ̃/
notation is spelled N-O-T-A-T-I-O-N (8 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written French, the 10,655th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Notation is a French feminine noun meaning “rating (evaluation of status)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action, manière d’indiquer, de représenter par des signes convenus”.
What does notation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerating (evaluation of status)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action, manière d’indiquer, de représenter par des signes convenus. 2. Évaluation, par une institution spécialisée, de la qualité de crédit d’une entreprise ou d’un État donnant une information codifiée sur la capacité de remboursement des titres de dette émis, mais ne constituant jamais une recommandation d'achat ou de vente.
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 notation
- notations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce notation?
- /nɔ.ta.sjɔ̃/
- \no.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 notation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is notation in French?
notation appears 5.4 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).