plantation
French, noun/plɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/
plantation is spelled P-L-A-N-T-A-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 4.3 times per million words in written French, the 12,541st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Plantation is a French feminine noun meaning “planting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de planter”.
What does plantation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineplanting
- 2
feminineplantation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de planter. 2. Certaine quantité d’arbres plantés dans un même terrain. 3. Manière dont certains éléments extérieurs du corps sont implantés. 4. Établissements agricoles dans les colonies.
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 plantation
- plantations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce plantation?
- /plɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/
- \plɑ̃.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 plantation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is plantation in French?
plantation appears 4.3 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).