violation
French, noun/vjɔ.la.sjɔ̃/
violation is spelled V-I-O-L-A-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written French, the 6,484th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Violation is a French feminine noun meaning “violation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de violer un engagement, de porter atteinte à un droit, d’enfreindre des règles, profanation d'une…”.
What does violation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineviolation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de violer un engagement, de porter atteinte à un droit, d’enfreindre des règles, profanation d'une chose sacrée. L'utilisation de ce terme dans certains contextes est quelque peu sujette à discussion, en raison de son lien étymologique avec le terme latin "viola (pensée sauvage)", utilisé notamment pour nommer la violence. Un vol sans violence est une infraction, un délit, un crime, enfrein 2. Atteinte à ce que l'on doit respecter, profanation.
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 violation
- violations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce violation?
- /vjɔ.la.sjɔ̃/
- \vjɔ.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 violation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is violation in French?
violation appears 10 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).