partition
French, noun/paʁ.ti.sjɔ̃/
partition is spelled P-A-R-T-I-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 5.9 times per million words in written French, the 9,981st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Partition is a French feminine noun meaning “a (geometrical) division using two colors” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “L’ensemble ou la réunion de toutes les parties d’une composition musicale, écrites les unes au-dessous des…”.
What does partition mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea (geometrical) division using two colors
- 2
femininea score, often comprising all parts
- 3
femininepartition
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. L’ensemble ou la réunion de toutes les parties d’une composition musicale, écrites les unes au-dessous des autres, de manière à se correspondre exactement. 2. Réduction d’un opéra pour piano et chant, ou pour piano seul. 3. Division ; partage. 4. Pour un ensemble, découpage en sous-ensembles disjoints.
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 partition
- partitions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce partition?
- /paʁ.ti.sjɔ̃/
- \paʁ.ti.sjɔ̃\
- [paʁ.ti.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 partition
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is partition in French?
partition appears 5.9 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).