extorsion
French, noun/ɛk.stɔʁ.sjɔ̃/
extorsion is spelled E-X-T-O-R-S-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 28,870th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Extorsion is a French feminine noun meaning “extortion (the practice of extorting money or other property)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’extorquer, d'obtenir par la force, le chantage, l'intimidation ou tout autre moyen de pression”.
What does extorsion mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineextortion (the practice of extorting money or other property)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’extorquer, d'obtenir par la force, le chantage, l'intimidation ou tout autre moyen de pression. 2. Rotation du globe oculaire vers la tempe.
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 extorsion
- extorsions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce extorsion?
- /ɛk.stɔʁ.sjɔ̃/
- \ɛk.stɔʁ.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 extorsion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is extorsion in French?
extorsion appears 1.1 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).