relaxation
French, noun\ʁə.lak.sa.sjɔ̃\
relaxation is spelled R-E-L-A-X-A-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,512th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Relaxation is a French feminine noun meaning “relaxation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relâchement, état d’une chose qui n’a pas sa tension ordinaire”.
What does relaxation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerelaxation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Relâchement, état d’une chose qui n’a pas sa tension ordinaire. 2. Baisse progressive du niveau de contraintes mécaniques dans une pièce sollicitée en déplacement imposé à température constante. 3. Action de relaxer un prisonnier, de le remettre en liberté. 4. Détente du corps ou de l'esprit.
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 relaxation
- relaxations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce relaxation?
- \ʁə.lak.sa.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 relaxation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is relaxation in French?
relaxation appears 1.5 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).