concept
French, noun/kɔ̃.sɛpt/
concept is spelled C-O-N-C-E-P-T (7 letters) and appears 48 times per million words in written French, the 1,739th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Concept is a French masculine noun meaning “concept” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Idée abstraite et générale ; abstraction”.
What does concept mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineconcept
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Idée abstraite et générale ; abstraction. 2. Idée générale de quelque chose 3. Vue de l’esprit, idée qu’on se fait d’une chose en la détachant de son objet réel. 4. Personne étrange, sortant du lot.
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 concept
- concepts plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce concept?
- /kɔ̃.sɛpt/
- \kɔ̃.sɛpt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to concept
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is concept in French?
concept appears 48 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).