réquisition
French, noun/ʁe.ki.zi.sjɔ̃/
réquisition is spelled R-É-Q-U-I-S-I-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 29,273rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Réquisition is a French feminine noun meaning “requisition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de requérir”.
What does réquisition mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerequisition
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de requérir. 2. Ordre que donne l’autorité publique de mettre à sa disposition des personnes ou des choses.
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 réquisition
- réquisitions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce réquisition?
- /ʁe.ki.zi.sjɔ̃/
- \ʁe.ki.zi.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 réquisition
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is réquisition in French?
réquisition appears 1.1 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).