suspension
French, noun/sys.pɑ̃.sjɔ̃/
suspension is spelled S-U-S-P-E-N-S-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written French, the 4,925th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Suspension is a French feminine noun meaning “suspension” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de suspendre ; état d’une chose suspendue”.
What does suspension mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesuspension
- 2
feminineadjournment, recess
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de suspendre ; état d’une chose suspendue. 2. Figure artistique de la danse et du cirque. 3. État de particules qui sont mêlées à un fluide sans être dissoutes par lui. 4. Mélange de particules dans un fluide de cette nature.
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 suspension
- suspensions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce suspension?
- /sys.pɑ̃.sjɔ̃/
- \sys.pɑ̃.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 suspension
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is suspension in French?
suspension appears 15 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).