commisération
French, noun/kɔ.mi.ze.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
commisération is spelled C-O-M-M-I-S-É-R-A-T-I-O-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 118,416th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Commisération is a French feminine noun meaning “commiseration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sorte de pitié qu’on ressent pour ceux qui se sont rendus coupables de fautes, qui ont commis des actes…”.
What does commisération mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecommiseration
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sorte de pitié qu’on ressent pour ceux qui se sont rendus coupables de fautes, qui ont commis des actes contraires à la morale, à la religion. 2. Fait d’éprouver de la miséricorde ; de partager la misère mentale d’autrui due à sa situation ; de compatir pour la souffrance physique ou morale d’un ou plusieurs autres individus.
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 commisération
- commisérations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce commisération?
- /kɔ.mi.ze.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔ.mi.ze.ʁa.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 commisération
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is commisération in French?
commisération appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).