contemplation
French, noun/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.pla.sjɔ̃/
contemplation is spelled C-O-N-T-E-M-P-L-A-T-I-O-N (13 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,887th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contemplation is a French feminine noun meaning “contemplation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de contempler”.
What does contemplation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecontemplation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de contempler. 2. Profonde application de l’esprit à quelque objet, surtout aux objets purement intellectuels ou religieux. 3. Habitude de l’esprit qui porte à la méditation, à la rêverie.
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 contemplation
- contemplations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contemplation?
- /kɔ̃.tɑ̃.pla.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔ̃.tɑ̃.pla.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 contemplation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contemplation in French?
contemplation appears 1.5 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).