conséquence
French, noun/kɔ̃.se.kɑ̃s/
conséquence is spelled C-O-N-S-É-Q-U-E-N-C-E (11 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written French, the 2,320th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Conséquence is a French feminine noun meaning “general senses” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Suite qu’une action ou un évènement peut avoir”.
What does conséquence mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegeneral senses
lourd de conséquences
- 2
feminineconsequence
la conséquence logique
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Suite qu’une action ou un évènement peut avoir. 2. Qualité d'une personne qui dans sa conduite se montre conséquente, manifeste un esprit de suite. 3. Importance. 4. Conclusion tirée d’une ou plusieurs propositions et, en général, ce qui dérive, ce que l’on déduit d’un principe, d’un fait, etc.
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 conséquence
- conséquences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce conséquence?
- /kɔ̃.se.kɑ̃s/
- \kɔ̃.se.kɑ̃s\
- [kɔ̃.se.kɑ̃s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to conséquence
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is conséquence in French?
conséquence appears 35 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).