repentance
French, noun/ʁə.pɑ̃.tɑ̃s/
repentance is spelled R-E-P-E-N-T-A-N-C-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 32,719th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Repentance is a French feminine noun meaning “repentance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Regret, douleur qu’on a de ses péchés”.
What does repentance mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerepentance
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Regret, douleur qu’on a de ses péchés. 2. En droit, personne ou individu répondant aux dispositions légales ou réglementaires afférentes.
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 repentance
- repentances plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce repentance?
- /ʁə.pɑ̃.tɑ̃s/
- \ʁə.pɑ̃.tɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to repentance
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is repentance in French?
repentance appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).