ration
French, noun/ʁa.sjɔ̃/
ration is spelled R-A-T-I-O-N (6 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written French, the 19,481st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ration is a French feminine noun meaning “ration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Portion journalière soit de pain, soit d’autres vivres, soit de fourrage, qui se distribue aux soldats ou aux…”.
What does ration mean in English?
noun
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Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Portion journalière soit de pain, soit d’autres vivres, soit de fourrage, qui se distribue aux soldats ou aux marins. 2. Quantité ordinaire de nourriture. 3. Lot, part.
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 ration
- rations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ration?
- /ʁa.sjɔ̃/
- \ʁa.sjɔ̃\
- \ʁɑ.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 ration
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ration in French?
ration appears 2.2 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).