occasion
French, noun/ɔ.ka.zjɔ̃/
occasion is spelled O-C-C-A-S-I-O-N (8 letters) and appears 132 times per million words in written French, the 628th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Occasion is a French feminine noun meaning “occasion, opportunity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Rencontre, conjoncture ou concours fortuit et éphémère de circonstances qui favorise temporairement une…”.
What does occasion mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoccasion, opportunity
- 2
femininecause
- 3
femininebargain, good deal
- 4
femininesecondhand or used item
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Rencontre, conjoncture ou concours fortuit et éphémère de circonstances qui favorise temporairement une entreprise, un dessein, etc. 2. Ce qui donne lieu à une chose. 3. Objet d’un prix moins élevé que celui des objets de même espèce, soit parce qu’il a déjà servi, soit pour toute autre raison.
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 occasion
- occasions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce occasion?
- /ɔ.ka.zjɔ̃/
- \ɔ.ka.zjɔ̃\
- [ɔ.ka.zjɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to occasion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is occasion in French?
occasion appears 132 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).