réception
French, noun/ʁe.sɛp.sjɔ̃/
réception is spelled R-É-C-E-P-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 22 times per million words in written French, the 3,448th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Réception is a French feminine noun meaning “reception (action of receiving)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de recevoir une chose qui a été adressée”.
What does réception mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininereception (action of receiving)
- 2
femininereception (welcoming)
- 3
femininereception (place at the entrance of a business)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de recevoir une chose qui a été adressée. 2. Action de recevoir des ondes. 3. Procédure par laquelle on accepte un résultat comme conforme à la commande passée. 4. Accueil ; manière de recevoir.
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 réception
- réceptions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce réception?
- /ʁe.sɛp.sjɔ̃/
- \ʁe.sɛp.sjɔ̃\
- [yn ʁe.sɛp.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 réception
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is réception in French?
réception appears 22 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).