French word

fréquentation

Pronunciation

IPA/fʁekɑ̃tasjɔ̃/

Meaning

  • feminine nountraffic

Example

La fréquentation du magasin est faible aujourd'hui.

The store's traffic is low today.

Illustration for fréquentation (traffic)

More examples

La fréquentation du centre commercial baisse le soir.

Shopping center foot traffic decreases in the evening.

Core concept

The level of visitor or user traffic recorded for a place or service over time.

Common phrases

  • la fréquentation du centre commercial

    shopping center foot traffic

  • la fréquentation nocturne

    nighttime foot traffic

  • la fréquentation en ligne

    online traffic

Similar words

affluence: A crowded condition caused by many people gathering in one place briefly.
clientèle: The regular customers of a shop or service considered as a group.
visite: An actual visit to a place or facility.
audience: The people who come to watch a performance or program.

Definition in French

Nombre de personnes qui visitent ou utilisent un lieu ou un service pendant une période donnée, notion employée pour mesurer l'affluence.

Word origin

Fréquentation comes from the verb fréquenter, which continues Latin frequentare, and its -ation ending makes a noun referring to an activity or measured result.

Usage tips

  • The construction la fréquentation de followed by a place or service identifies what the visitor or user figure concerns.

Other meanings

  • attendancenoun
  • footfallnoun

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