occupation
French, noun/ɔ.ky.pa.sjɔ̃/
occupation is spelled O-C-C-U-P-A-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written French, the 3,908th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Occupation is a French feminine noun meaning “occupation (act of occupying, of being an occupant)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’occuper militairement un pays, une région”.
What does occupation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoccupation (act of occupying, of being an occupant)
- 2
feminineoccupation (the occupying of a territory)
- 3
feminineoccupation (something that one spends one's time on, such as a job or a hobby)
Near-synonyms: activité, passe-temps
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’occuper militairement un pays, une région. 2. Action de s’établir, de se saisir de. 3. Le fait d’habiter. 4. Ce à quoi on est occupé, soit momentanément, soit d’une manière fixe.
noun: 1. Période de la Seconde Guerre mondiale durant laquelle l’Allemagne nazie a pris possession de plusieurs pays européens.
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 occupation
- occupations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce occupation?
- /ɔ.ky.pa.sjɔ̃/
- \o.ky.pa.sjɔ̃\
- [l̪‿o.ky.pa.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 occupation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is occupation in French?
occupation appears 19 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).