pronation
French, noun/pʁɔ.na.sjɔ̃/
pronation is a French feminine noun meaning “pronation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Inclinaison. Terme principalement usité dans l'expression mouvement de pronation : celui par lequel on tourne…”.
What does pronation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepronation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Inclinaison. Terme principalement usité dans l'expression mouvement de pronation : celui par lequel on tourne la main, de manière que la paume regarde la terre ; celui par lequel on tourne le pied de sorte que la plante regarde vers l’intérieur.
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 pronation
- pronations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pronation?
- /pʁɔ.na.sjɔ̃/
- \pʁɔ.na.sjɔ̃\
- [pʁ̥o.n̪a.sjõ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pronation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pronation in French?
pronation appears about once in every 11 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).