conviction
French, noun/kɔ̃.vik.sjɔ̃/
conviction is spelled C-O-N-V-I-C-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written French, the 6,071st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Conviction is a French feminine noun meaning “conviction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Effet qu’une preuve évidente produit dans l’esprit, certitude que l’on a de la vérité d’un fait, d’un…”.
What does conviction mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconviction
pièce à conviction
- 2
feminineconviction
avoir l'intime conviction que …
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Effet qu’une preuve évidente produit dans l’esprit, certitude que l’on a de la vérité d’un fait, d’un principe. 2. Preuve évidente d’un fait dont quelqu’un est accusé.
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 conviction
- convictions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce conviction?
- /kɔ̃.vik.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔ̃.vik.sjɔ̃\
- [kɔ̃.vik.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 conviction
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is conviction in French?
conviction 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).