option
French, noun/ɔp.sjɔ̃/
option is spelled O-P-T-I-O-N (6 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written French, the 2,363rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Option is a French feminine noun meaning “option” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’opter”.
What does option mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoption
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’opter. 2. Possibilité, choix possible. 3. Faculté que possède la femme d’accepter la communauté après la dissolution du mariage, ou d’y renoncer. 4. Droit préférentiel.
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 option
- options plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce option?
- /ɔp.sjɔ̃/
- \ɔp.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 option
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is option in French?
option appears 35 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).