relation
French, noun/ʁə.la.sjɔ̃/
relation is spelled R-E-L-A-T-I-O-N (8 letters) and appears 81 times per million words in written French, the 1,026th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Relation is a French feminine noun meaning “relation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Lien, rapport d’une chose à une autre”.
What does relation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerelation
- 2
femininerelationship
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lien, rapport d’une chose à une autre. 2. Interaction, liaison entre personnes ou entités. 3. Liaison affective ou amoureuse. 4. Personnes avec qui on est en rapport, sans être étroitement lié.
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 relation
- relations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce relation?
- /ʁə.la.sjɔ̃/
- \ʁə.la.sjɔ̃\
- [ʁə.la.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 relation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is relation in French?
relation appears 81 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).