conception
French, noun/kɔ̃.sɛp.sjɔ̃/
conception is spelled C-O-N-C-E-P-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 37 times per million words in written French, the 2,223rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Conception is a French feminine noun meaning “conception (of a child)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action par laquelle un enfant est conçu dans le sein de sa mère quand l’embryon se forme par la rencontre…”.
What does conception mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconception (of a child)
- 2
feminineconception (beginning, start)
- 3
feminineability to understand
- 4
feminineviewpoint; angle
- 5
feminineconcept, idea
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action par laquelle un enfant est conçu dans le sein de sa mère quand l’embryon se forme par la rencontre d’un ovule et d’un spermatozoïde. → voir fécondation 2. Faculté de comprendre et de concevoir les choses. 3. Pensée résultant de cette faculté, idée, production de l’intelligence. 4. Manière de voir les choses.
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 conception
- conceptions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce conception?
- /kɔ̃.sɛp.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔ̃.sɛp.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 conception
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is conception in French?
conception appears 37 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).