ovation
French, noun/ɔ.va.sjɔ̃/
ovation is spelled O-V-A-T-I-O-N (7 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written French, the 25,925th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ovation is a French feminine noun meaning “ovation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sorte de triomphe, où le triomphateur entrait dans la ville à pied ou à cheval et sacrifiait une brebis ; à…”.
What does ovation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineovation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sorte de triomphe, où le triomphateur entrait dans la ville à pied ou à cheval et sacrifiait une brebis ; à la différence du grand triomphe, où le triomphateur était sur un char et sacrifiait un taureau. 2. Acclamations, des marques bruyantes d’enthousiasme qui accueillent un orateur ou tout autre personnage auquel on rend honneur, que l’on fête.
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 ovation
- ovations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ovation?
- /ɔ.va.sjɔ̃/
- \ɔ.va.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 ovation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ovation in French?
ovation appears 1.4 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).