consolation
French, noun/kɔ̃.sɔ.la.sjɔ̃/
consolation is spelled C-O-N-S-O-L-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written French, the 17,365th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Consolation is a French feminine noun meaning “consolation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Soulagement donné à l’affliction, à la douleur, au déplaisir de quelqu’un”.
What does consolation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconsolation
lot de consolation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Soulagement donné à l’affliction, à la douleur, au déplaisir de quelqu’un. 2. Véritable sujet de satisfaction et de joie. 3. Discours ou raisons que l’on emploie pour consoler quelqu’un. 4. La chose ou de la personne même qui console.
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 consolation
- consolations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce consolation?
- /kɔ̃.sɔ.la.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔ̃.sɔ.la.sjɔ̃\
- [kɔ̃.sɔ.la.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 consolation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is consolation in French?
consolation appears 2.6 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).