impression
French, noun/ɛ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃/
impression is spelled I-M-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 115 times per million words in written French, the 718th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Impression is a French feminine noun meaning “an impression, the overall effect of something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’imprimer par laquelle une chose appliquée sur une autre y laisse une empreinte”.
What does impression mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininean impression, the overall effect of something
- 2
femininethe indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on another
- 3
femininea print, print-out
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’imprimer par laquelle une chose appliquée sur une autre y laisse une empreinte. 2. Action d’imprimer un livre, un journal, etc. 3. Édition. 4. Document imprimé.
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 impression
- impressions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce impression?
- /ɛ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃/
- /ɛ̃.pʁe.sjɔ̃/
- \ɛ̃.pʁɛ.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 impression
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is impression in French?
impression appears 115 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).