compromis
French, noun/kɔ̃.pʁɔ.mi/
compromis is spelled C-O-M-P-R-O-M-I-S (9 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written French, the 4,416th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Compromis is a French masculine noun meaning “compromise, trade-off” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/second-person singular past historic of compromettre. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Acte qui scelle un échange de promesses. C'est le résultat d'une négociation entre les parties en présence où…”.
What does compromis mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecompromise, trade-off
verb
- 1
first/second-person singular past historic of compromettre
verb
- 1
past participle of compromettre
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a subi une atteinte, un dommage plus ou moins durable. 2. Embarrassé dans des démêlés, dans des affaires.
noun: 1. Acte qui scelle un échange de promesses. C'est le résultat d'une négociation entre les parties en présence où chacune aura fait des concessions pour arriver à une solution commune qu'elles devront conjointement exécuter. 2. Transaction où les diverses parties se font des concessions les unes aux autres pour clore un désaccord.
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 compromis
- compromise feminine
- compromises feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce compromis?
- /kɔ̃.pʁɔ.mi/
- \kɔ̃.pʁɔ.mi\
- [kɔ̃.pʁɔ.mi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to compromis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is compromis in French?
compromis appears 17 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).