restriction
French, noun/ʁɛs.tʁik.sjɔ̃/
restriction is spelled R-E-S-T-R-I-C-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 4.9 times per million words in written French, the 11,366th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Restriction is a French feminine noun meaning “restriction (limitation; constraint)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Condition qui restreint, modification”.
What does restriction mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerestriction (limitation; constraint)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Condition qui restreint, modification. 2. Mesures de diminution des dépenses privées ou publiques. 3. Mécanisme par lequel une cellule dégrade un ADN étranger.
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 restriction
- restrictions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce restriction?
- /ʁɛs.tʁik.sjɔ̃/
- \ʁɛs.tʁik.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 restriction
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is restriction in French?
restriction appears 4.9 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).