affection
French, noun/a.fɛk.sjɔ̃/
affection is spelled A-F-F-E-C-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written French, the 6,385th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Affection is a French feminine noun meaning “affection, love, fondness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sentiment d’aimer quelqu’un avec attachement ou tendresse, et qui nous porte à vouloir son bien-être ou son…”.
What does affection mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineaffection, love, fondness
- 2
femininemedical condition, complaint, disease
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sentiment d’aimer quelqu’un avec attachement ou tendresse, et qui nous porte à vouloir son bien-être ou son bonheur ; amitié ou amour non passionnel ou romantique. 2. Divers mouvements de l’âme. 3. Maladie.
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 affection
- affections plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce affection?
- /a.fɛk.sjɔ̃/
- \a.fɛk.sjɔ̃\
- [a.fɛk.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 affection
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is affection in French?
affection appears 11 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).