notion
French, noun/nɔ.sjɔ̃/
notion is spelled N-O-T-I-O-N (6 letters) and appears 29 times per million words in written French, the 2,767th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Notion is a French feminine noun meaning “notion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Connaissance élémentaire, sommaire, idée plus ou moins précise qu’on a d’une chose”.
What does notion mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenotion
- 2
femininean elementary treatise
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Connaissance élémentaire, sommaire, idée plus ou moins précise qu’on a d’une chose. 2. Traité élémentaire d’une science. 3. Concept ; idée.
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 notion
- notions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce notion?
- /nɔ.sjɔ̃/
- \nɔ.sjɔ̃\
- [nɔ.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 notion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is notion in French?
notion appears 29 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).