sommation
French, noun/sɔ.ma.sjɔ̃/
sommation is spelled S-O-M-M-A-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 29,681st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sommation is a French feminine noun meaning “notice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de sommer, de mettre en demeure”.
What does sommation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenotice
- 2
femininesummons, court summons
- 3
femininesummation (addition)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de sommer, de mettre en demeure. 2. Acte écrit contenant la mise en demeure faite en justice.
noun: 1. Addition. 2. Procédé par lequel on peut mélanger (sommer) une série de sources différentes à l’aide par exemple d’un sommateur.
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 sommation
- sommations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sommation?
- /sɔ.ma.sjɔ̃/
- \sɔ.ma.sjɔ̃\
- [sɔ.ma.sjɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sommation in French?
sommation appears 1.1 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).