karma
French, noun/kaʁ.ma/
karma is spelled K-A-R-M-A (5 letters) and appears 4.8 times per million words in written French, the 11,545th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Karma is a French masculine noun meaning “karma” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dans plusieurs religions orientales, cycle des causes et des conséquences lié à l’existence des êtres…”.
What does karma mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinekarma
- 2
masculineslangan unpleasant or negative environment.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dans plusieurs religions orientales, cycle des causes et des conséquences lié à l’existence des êtres sensibles. 2. Environnement défavorable, négatif. 3. Sur Reddit, score assigné à un post ou à un·e utilisataire montrant le nombre de votes positifs (upvotes) reçus.
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 karma
- karmas plural
- karman
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce karma?
- /kaʁ.ma/
- \kaʁ.ma\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to karma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is karma in French?
karma appears 4.8 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).