concession
French, noun/kɔ̃.sɛ.sjɔ̃/
concession is spelled C-O-N-C-E-S-S-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 9.3 times per million words in written French, the 7,048th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Concession is a French feminine noun meaning “concession” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de concéder quelque jouissance, quelque droit”.
What does concession mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconcession
- 2
femininefamily compound
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de concéder quelque jouissance, quelque droit. 2. Ce qui est concédé, terre que l’État donne aux particuliers dans une nouvelle colonie, à condition de les mettre en valeur. 3. Droit d’exploiter un bien public sur une durée de temps. 4. Ensemble familial d’habitations, comprenant un terrain.
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 concession
- concessions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce concession?
- /kɔ̃.sɛ.sjɔ̃/
- /kɔ̃.se.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔ̃.sɛ.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 concession
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is concession in French?
concession appears 9.3 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).