concentration
French, noun/kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁa.sjɔ̃/
concentration is spelled C-O-N-C-E-N-T-R-A-T-I-O-N (13 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written French, the 3,674th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Concentration is a French feminine noun meaning “concentration (mental state of being concentrated)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de regrouper en un point ou une zone ce qui était dispersé”.
What does concentration mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconcentration (mental state of being concentrated)
- 2
feminineconcentration (quality of being concentrated)
la concentration de sucre
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de regrouper en un point ou une zone ce qui était dispersé. 2. Quantité relative d'une substance par rapport à un milieu. 3. Présence d'un grand nombre de choses ou de personnes apparentées dans une zone restreinte. 4. Action de faire porter la pensée sur une idée ou une action précise, de façon spontanée ou moyennant un effort particulier.
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 concentration
- concentrations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce concentration?
- /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁa.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁa.sjɔ̃\
- [kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁa.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 concentration
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is concentration in French?
concentration appears 21 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).