propulsion
French, noun/pʁɔ.pyl.sjɔ̃/
propulsion is spelled P-R-O-P-U-L-S-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written French, the 17,365th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Propulsion is a French feminine noun meaning “propulsion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Mouvement qui porte vers un point, action de propulser”.
What does propulsion mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepropulsion
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mouvement qui porte vers un point, action de propulser.
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 propulsion
- propulsions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce propulsion?
- /pʁɔ.pyl.sjɔ̃/
- \pʁɔ.pyl.sjɔ̃\
- [pʁɔ.pyl.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 propulsion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is propulsion in French?
propulsion appears 2.6 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).