projection
French, noun/pʁɔ.ʒɛk.sjɔ̃/
projection is spelled P-R-O-J-E-C-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written French, the 6,605th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Projection is a French feminine noun meaning “projection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de projeter”.
What does projection mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprojection
- 2
feminineprojection
- 3
feminineprojection
- 4
femininescreening or viewing of a film
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de projeter. 2. Ce corps projeté en mouvement. 3. Amas de roches projetées par une éruption volcanique. 4. Action de projeter de la lumière ou des images lumineuses.
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 projection
- projections plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce projection?
- /pʁɔ.ʒɛk.sjɔ̃/
- \pʁo.ʒɛk.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 projection
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is projection in French?
projection appears 10 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).