association
French, noun/a.sɔ.sja.sjɔ̃/
association is spelled A-S-S-O-C-I-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 115 times per million words in written French, the 718th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Association is a French feminine noun meaning “association, society, group” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’associer”.
What does association mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineassociation, society, group
- 2
femininepartnership
- 3
feminineassociation (of related terms, ideas etc.), combination
- 4
feminineassociation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’associer. 2. Action d’être associé. 3. Réunion de plusieurs personnes physiques ou de personnes morales dans un but, dans un intérêt commun. 4. Groupement végétal le plus détaillé de la classification zuricho-montpelliéraine.
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 association
- associations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce association?
- /a.sɔ.sja.sjɔ̃/
- \a.sɔ.sja.sjɔ̃\
- [a.ɬ͡sɔ.ɬ͡sja.ɬ͡sjɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to association
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is association in French?
association appears 115 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).