pitié
French, noun/pi.tje/
pitié is spelled P-I-T-I-É (5 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written French, the 3,133rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pitié is a French feminine noun meaning “pity, mercy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sentiment douloureux face aux souffrances d’autrui, que l'on ne connaît ou partage pas soi-même”.
What does pitié mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepity, mercy
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sentiment douloureux face aux souffrances d’autrui, que l'on ne connaît ou partage pas soi-même. 2. Compassion ; commisération. 3. Détresse, état misérable. 4. Sentiment de mépris, d’orgueil ou de supériorité face aux souffrances ou difficultés d’autrui que l'on ne connaît pas soi-même.
interjection: 1. Se dit pour enjoindre à un agresseur de retenir son geste.
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 pitié
- pitiés plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pitié?
- /pi.tje/
- \pi.tje\
- [la pi.tje]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pitié
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pitié in French?
pitié appears 25 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).