pétition
French, noun/pe.ti.sjɔ̃/
pétition is spelled P-É-T-I-T-I-O-N (8 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written French, the 5,537th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pétition is a French feminine noun meaning “petition (a written request containing many signatures)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de demander”.
What does pétition mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepetition (a written request containing many signatures)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de demander. 2. Demande par écrit adressée à une autorité administrative ou politique. 3. Pétition Internet: Demande par internet. 4. Recueil de signatures associé à un écrit demandant quelque chose.
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 pétition
- pétitions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pétition?
- /pe.ti.sjɔ̃/
- \pe.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 pétition
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pétition in French?
pétition appears 13 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).