corruption
French, noun/kɔ.ʁyp.sjɔ̃/
corruption is spelled C-O-R-R-U-P-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written French, the 3,192nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Corruption is a French feminine noun meaning “corruption (act of corrupting)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de corrompre, de détériorer, de faire perdre l'essentiel, de détourner de sa fin première, de faire…”.
What does corruption mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecorruption (act of corrupting)
- 2
femininecorruption (state of being corrupt)
- 3
femininecorruption (putrefaction)
- 4
femininecorruption (bribing)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de corrompre, de détériorer, de faire perdre l'essentiel, de détourner de sa fin première, de faire perdre ses qualités. 2. Action de détourner quelqu’un de son devoir, pour l’engager, contre l’honneur, à faire – ou ne pas faire – quelque chose moyennant quelque avantage, le plus souvent financier. 3. Altération de la substance d’une chose et putréfaction qui en résulte.
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 corruption
- corruptions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce corruption?
- /kɔ.ʁyp.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔ.ʁyp.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 corruption
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is corruption in French?
corruption appears 25 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).