votation
French, noun/vɔ.ta.sjɔ̃/
votation is spelled V-O-T-A-T-I-O-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 32,719th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Votation is a French feminine noun meaning “action of voting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de voter”.
What does votation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineaction of voting
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de voter. 2. Référendum.
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 votation
- votations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce votation?
- /vɔ.ta.sjɔ̃/
- \vɔ.ta.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 votation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is votation in French?
votation appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).