scansion
French, noun\skɑ̃.sjɔ̃\
scansion is spelled S-C-A-N-S-I-O-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 102,288th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Scansion is a French feminine noun meaning “scansion (act or instance of scanning poetry)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de scander”.
What does scansion mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininescansion (act or instance of scanning poetry)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de scander. 2. Action de scander, de marquer le rythme. 3. Répétition rythmée, appuyée. 4. Détachement de syllabes.
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 scansion
- scansions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce scansion?
- \skɑ̃.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 scansion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is scansion in French?
scansion appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).