opposition
French, noun/ɔ.po.zi.sjɔ̃/
opposition is spelled O-P-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 62 times per million words in written French, the 1,363rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Opposition is a French feminine noun meaning “opposition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Contraste dû à la comparaison de deux choses jugées particulièrement différentes, qui s’opposent”.
What does opposition mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineopposition
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Contraste dû à la comparaison de deux choses jugées particulièrement différentes, qui s’opposent. 2. Résistance. 3. Ensemble des forces politiques adversaires du gouvernement en place. 4. Recours judiciaire engagé par une personne contre une décision de justice alors qu’il n’a pas pu se défendre dans le procès ayant abouti à cette décision.
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 opposition
- oppositions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce opposition?
- /ɔ.po.zi.sjɔ̃/
- \ɔ.po.zi.sjɔ̃\
- [ɔ.po.zi.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 opposition
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is opposition in French?
opposition appears 62 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).