percussion
French, noun\pɛʁ.ky.sjɔ̃\
percussion is spelled P-E-R-C-U-S-S-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written French, the 21,879th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Percussion is a French feminine noun meaning “percussion (tapping of the body)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Choc résultant de l’action brusque d’un corps sur un autre”.
What does percussion mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepercussion (tapping of the body)
- 2
femininepercussion
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Choc résultant de l’action brusque d’un corps sur un autre. 2. Méthode d’exploration qui consiste à frapper telles ou telles surfaces du corps, pour reconnaître l’état de tels ou tels organes intérieurs. 3. Instrument dont on joue en le frappant, tel que le tambourin, les timbales, les cymbales, etc. 4. Montée offensive rapide d’un ou plusieurs joueurs pour déstabiliser la défense adverse.
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 percussion
- percussions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce percussion?
- \pɛʁ.ky.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 percussion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is percussion in French?
percussion appears 1.8 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).