ventilation
French, noun/vɑ̃.ti.la.sjɔ̃/
ventilation is spelled V-E-N-T-I-L-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 3.9 times per million words in written French, the 13,339th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ventilation is a French feminine noun meaning “ventilation: replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de renouveler l’air au moyen de ventilateurs”.
What does ventilation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineventilation: replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
- 2
feminineventilation: mechanical system used to circulate and replace air
- 3
femininerepartition
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de renouveler l’air au moyen de ventilateurs. 2. Action de ventiler, de répartir. 3. Régulation
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 ventilation
- ventilations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ventilation?
- /vɑ̃.ti.la.sjɔ̃/
- \vɑ̃.ti.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 ventilation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ventilation in French?
ventilation appears 3.9 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).