conversion
French, noun/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃/
conversion is spelled C-O-N-V-E-R-S-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written French, the 6,385th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Conversion is a French feminine noun meaning “conversion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de changer une chose en une autre chose”.
What does conversion mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconversion
- 2
feminineconversion
- 3
feminineconversion, zero derivation
- 4
feminineconversion
thérapie de conversion
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de changer une chose en une autre chose. 2. Mouvement par lequel le front d’une troupe change de direction, en tournant ou en pivotant sur l’une de ses extrémités. 3. Changement de croyance ou, quelquefois, retour aux pratiques religieuses. 4. Transposition d’un conflit psychique et tentative de résolution de celui-ci dans des symptômes somatiques, moteurs ou sensitifs.
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 conversion
- conversions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce conversion?
- /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃\
- [kɔ̃.vɛʁ.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 conversion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is conversion in French?
conversion appears 11 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).