rédemption
French, noun/ʁe.dɑ̃p.sjɔ̃/
rédemption is spelled R-É-D-E-M-P-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written French, the 17,650th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rédemption is a French feminine noun meaning “redemption; salvation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de ramener quelqu’un au bien, de le racheter, ou de se racheter, rachat du genre humain par…”.
What does rédemption mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineredemption; salvation
- 2
femininebuyout
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de ramener quelqu’un au bien, de le racheter, ou de se racheter, rachat du genre humain par Jésus-Christ. 2. Action de rédimer, de racheter, résultat de cette action. 3. Rachat de part, sortie totale ou partielle d’un fonds de la part d’un investisseur. 4. Guérison, fin d’une maladie.
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 rédemption
- rédemptions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rédemption?
- /ʁe.dɑ̃p.sjɔ̃/
- \ʁe.dɑ̃p.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 rédemption
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rédemption in French?
rédemption appears 2.6 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).