simplification
French, noun/sɛ̃.pli.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/
simplification is spelled S-I-M-P-L-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N (14 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written French, the 13,132nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Simplification is a French feminine noun meaning “simplification” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de simplifier ou résultat de cette action”.
What does simplification 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. Action de simplifier ou résultat de cette action.
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 simplification
- simplifications plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce simplification?
- /sɛ̃.pli.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/
- \sɛ̃.pli.fi.ka.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 simplification
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is simplification in French?
simplification appears 4.0 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).