putréfaction
French, noun/py.tʁe.fak.sjɔ̃/
putréfaction is spelled P-U-T-R-É-F-A-C-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 52,567th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Putréfaction is a French feminine noun meaning “putrefaction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Décomposition que subissent, dans certaines conditions de chaleur et d’humidité, les corps organisés privés…”.
What does putréfaction mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineputrefaction
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Décomposition que subissent, dans certaines conditions de chaleur et d’humidité, les corps organisés privés de vie. 2. Décomposition d'une organisation.
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 putréfaction
- putréfactions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce putréfaction?
- /py.tʁe.fak.sjɔ̃/
- \py.tʁe.fak.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 putréfaction
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is putréfaction in French?
putréfaction appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).