préparation
French, noun/pʁe.pa.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
préparation is spelled P-R-É-P-A-R-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 37 times per million words in written French, the 2,223rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Préparation is a French feminine noun meaning “preparation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action par laquelle on prépare, on se prépare”.
What does préparation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepreparation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action par laquelle on prépare, on se prépare. 2. Action de libérer le terrain des troupes ennemies, avant une d’une attaque, par un tir d’artillerie. 3. Méditation, prières par lesquelles on se prépare à dire ou à entendre la messe, à communier, etc. 4. Action d’annoncer quelque chose par degrés et en employant des ménagements.
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 préparation
- préparations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce préparation?
- /pʁe.pa.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
- \pʁe.pa.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
- [yn̪ pʁ̥e.pa.ʁa.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 préparation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is préparation in French?
préparation appears 37 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).