respiration
French, noun/ʁɛs.pi.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
respiration is spelled R-E-S-P-I-R-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 7.8 times per million words in written French, the 8,090th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Respiration is a French feminine noun meaning “respiration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de respirer”.
What does respiration mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerespiration
respiration artificielle
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de respirer. 2. Ensemble des processus d’absorption du dioxygène et de rejet du dioxyde de carbone et d’eau chez les organismes aérobies.
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 respiration
- respirations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce respiration?
- /ʁɛs.pi.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
- \ʁɛs.pi.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
- [la ʁɛs.pi.ʁa.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 respiration
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is respiration in French?
respiration appears 7.8 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).