compassion
French, noun/kɔ̃.pa.sjɔ̃/
compassion is spelled C-O-M-P-A-S-S-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 7.2 times per million words in written French, the 8,517th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Compassion is a French feminine noun meaning “compassion, pity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sentiment qui nous fait partager la souffrance d’autrui (par intuition ou connaissance de cette…”.
What does compassion mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecompassion, pity
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sentiment qui nous fait partager la souffrance d’autrui (par intuition ou connaissance de cette souffrance-là). 2. Pitié.
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 compassion
- compassions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce compassion?
- /kɔ̃.pa.sjɔ̃/
- /kɔ̃.pɑ.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔ̃.pɑ.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 compassion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is compassion in French?
compassion appears 7.2 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).