caution
French, noun/ko.sjɔ̃/
caution is spelled C-A-U-T-I-O-N (7 letters) and appears 9.8 times per million words in written French, the 6,801st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caution is a French feminine noun meaning “caution, guaranty, bail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Garantie, assurance d’un engagement pris. → voir caution bourgeoise”.
What does caution mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecaution, guaranty, bail
- 2
femininedeposit
- 3
femininesecurity deposit
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Garantie, assurance d’un engagement pris. → voir caution bourgeoise 2. (pour celui qui offre la garantie). 3. Somme d’argent déposée. → voir caution judicatum solvi 4. Objet laissé ou montré comme gage.
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 caution
- cautions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caution?
- /ko.sjɔ̃/
- \ko.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 caution
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is caution in French?
caution appears 9.8 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).