indiscrétion
French, noun/ɛ̃.dis.kʁe.sjɔ̃/
indiscrétion is spelled I-N-D-I-S-C-R-É-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 44,377th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Indiscrétion is a French feminine noun meaning “indiscretion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Manque de discrétion”.
What does indiscrétion mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineindiscretion
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Manque de discrétion. 2. Action indiscrète.
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 indiscrétion
- indiscrétions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce indiscrétion?
- /ɛ̃.dis.kʁe.sjɔ̃/
- \ɛ̃.dis.kʁe.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 indiscrétion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is indiscrétion in French?
indiscrétion appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).