rédaction
French, noun/ʁe.dak.sjɔ̃/
rédaction is spelled R-É-D-A-C-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written French, the 3,324th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rédaction is a French feminine noun meaning “editing (act of editing e.g. a newspaper)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de rédiger ou résultat de cette action”.
What does rédaction mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineediting (act of editing e.g. a newspaper)
- 2
feminineeditorial staff
- 3
femininewriting, piece of writing
- 4
feminineessay (written composition)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de rédiger ou résultat de cette action. 2. Exercice scolaire par lequel on enseigne aux enfants à rédiger. 3. Ensemble des rédacteurs d’un journal. 4. Locaux des rédacteurs d’un journal.
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 rédaction
- rédactions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rédaction?
- /ʁe.dak.sjɔ̃/
- \ʁe.dak.sjɔ̃\
- [yn ʁe.dak.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 rédaction
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rédaction in French?
rédaction appears 23 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).