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position

French, noun/po.zi.sjɔ̃/

position is spelled P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N (8 letters) and appears 117 times per million words in written French, the 708th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Position is a French feminine noun meaning “position” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Situation dans une structure, place dans un ensemble de coordonnées ; lieu, point où une chose est placée…”.

What does position mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineposition

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Situation dans une structure, place dans un ensemble de coordonnées ; lieu, point où une chose est placée, situation. 2. Terrain choisi pour y placer un corps de troupes destiné à quelque opération militaire ; terrain occupé par l’ennemi. 3. Posture d’une personne ; manière dont une chose est posée. 4. Situation et posture des corps durant l’acte d’amour.

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 position

  • positions plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce position?

  • /po.zi.sjɔ̃/
  • \po.zi.sjɔ̃\
  • [po.zi.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 position

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is position in French?

position appears 117 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).

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