usurpation
French, noun/y.zyʁ.pa.sjɔ̃/
usurpation is spelled U-S-U-R-P-A-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written French, the 23,795th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Usurpation is a French feminine noun meaning “usurpation (wrongful seizure)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’usurper ou résultat de cette action”.
What does usurpation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineusurpation (wrongful seizure)
- 2
femininethat which is usurped
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’usurper ou résultat de cette action. 2. La chose même qui est usurpée.
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 usurpation
- usurpations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce usurpation?
- /y.zyʁ.pa.sjɔ̃/
- \y.zyʁ.pa.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 usurpation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is usurpation in French?
usurpation appears 1.6 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).