rationnement
French, noun/ʁa.sjɔn.mɑ̃/
rationnement is spelled R-A-T-I-O-N-N-E-M-E-N-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 34,908th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rationnement is a French masculine noun meaning “rationing (controlled distribution of scarce resources such as food or fuel)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de rationner”.
What does rationnement mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerationing (controlled distribution of scarce resources such as food or fuel)
ticket de rationnement
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de rationner.
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 rationnement
- rationnements plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rationnement?
- /ʁa.sjɔn.mɑ̃/
- \ʁa.sjɔn.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rationnement
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rationnement in French?
rationnement appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).