saltation
French, noun\sal.ta.sjɔ̃\
saltation is spelled S-A-L-T-A-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 78 million words in written French, the 276,145th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Saltation is a French feminine noun meaning “saltation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Art des mouvements réglés, qui comprenait la danse, la pantomime, l’action théâtrale et l’action oratoire”.
What does saltation mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Art des mouvements réglés, qui comprenait la danse, la pantomime, l’action théâtrale et l’action oratoire. 2. Danse, pas réglés. 3. Mode de déplacement par sauts des particules grossières. 4. Mode de déplacement par sauts des animaux.
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 saltation
- saltations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saltation?
- \sal.ta.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is saltation in French?
saltation appears about once in every 78 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).