contusion
French, noun/kɔ̃.ty.zjɔ̃/
contusion is spelled C-O-N-T-U-S-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 44,936th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contusion is a French feminine noun meaning “contusion, bruise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Lésion produite par un corps contondant”.
What does contusion mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecontusion, bruise
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lésion produite par un corps contondant.
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 contusion
- contusions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contusion?
- /kɔ̃.ty.zjɔ̃/
- \kɔ̃.ty.zjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to contusion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contusion in French?
contusion appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).