stridulation
French, noun/stʁi.dy.la.sjɔ̃/
stridulation is spelled S-T-R-I-D-U-L-A-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written French, the 161,134th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stridulation is a French feminine noun meaning “stridulation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Son modulé et aigu, émis par certains insectes tels que le grillon, la sauterelle, le criquet… principalement…”.
What does stridulation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestridulation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Son modulé et aigu, émis par certains insectes tels que le grillon, la sauterelle, le criquet… principalement en période de reproduction. La stridulation peut être obtenue par frottement d’un organe sur un autre ou par vibration d’un organe seul. 2. Sonnerie aiguë d’un appareil, d’une machine. 3. Sifflement strident durant la respiration.
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 stridulation
- stridulations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce stridulation?
- /stʁi.dy.la.sjɔ̃/
- \stʁi.dy.la.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 stridulation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is stridulation in French?
stridulation appears about once in every 25 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).