connaissance
French, noun/kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃s/
connaissance is spelled C-O-N-N-A-I-S-S-A-N-C-E (12 letters) and appears 68 times per million words in written French, the 1,228th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Connaissance is a French feminine noun meaning “knowledge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Exercice de la faculté par laquelle on connaît et on distingue les objets”.
What does connaissance mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineknowledge
avoir une bonne connaissance des animaux
- 2
feminineacquaintance
une connaissance
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Exercice de la faculté par laquelle on connaît et on distingue les objets. 2. Idée, notion, concept qu’on a de quelque chose, de quelqu’un ; le fait de le connaître. 3. En parlant d'un tribunal ou d'un juge, droit de traiter certaines affaires. 4. Personne connue, avec laquelle on a des liaisons ou des relations.
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 connaissance
- connaissances plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce connaissance?
- /kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃s/
- /kɔ.ne.sɑ̃s/
- \kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to connaissance
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is connaissance in French?
connaissance appears 68 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).