prolongation
French, noun/pʁɔ.lɔ̃.ɡa.sjɔ̃/
prolongation is spelled P-R-O-L-O-N-G-A-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears 6.3 times per million words in written French, the 9,451st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prolongation is a French feminine noun meaning “extension” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de prolonger, d’accorder un surcroît de durée ; Résultat de cette action”.
What does prolongation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineextension
- 2
feminineovertime, extra time
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de prolonger, d’accorder un surcroît de durée ; Résultat de cette action. 2. Période de jeu supplémentaire, se déroulant après le temps règlementaire et permettant aux participants de désigner un vainqueur.
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 prolongation
- prolongations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prolongation?
- /pʁɔ.lɔ̃.ɡa.sjɔ̃/
- \pʁɔ.lɔ̃.ɡa.sjɔ̃\
- [pʁɔ.lɔ̃.ɡa.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 prolongation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prolongation in French?
prolongation appears 6.3 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).