complexion
French, noun/kɔ̃.plɛk.sjɔ̃/
complexion is spelled C-O-M-P-L-E-X-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written French, the 130,697th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Complexion is a French feminine noun meaning “complexion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Constitution physique d’une personne considérée par rapport à sa santé”.
What does complexion mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecomplexion
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Constitution physique d’une personne considérée par rapport à sa santé. 2. Inclination, humeur. 3. Comportement d’un objet. 4. Assemblage de plusieurs notions différentes pour en former une autre supérieure.
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 complexion
- complexions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce complexion?
- /kɔ̃.plɛk.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔ̃.plɛk.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 complexion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is complexion in French?
complexion appears about once in every 16 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).