satisfaction
French, noun/sa.tis.fak.sjɔ̃/
satisfaction is spelled S-A-T-I-S-F-A-C-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written French, the 4,746th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Satisfaction is a French feminine noun meaning “satisfaction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Contentement, plaisir que nous éprouvons quand les choses sont telles que nous pouvons les souhaiter”.
What does satisfaction mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesatisfaction
- 2
femininefulfilment
- 3
femininepleasure
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Contentement, plaisir que nous éprouvons quand les choses sont telles que nous pouvons les souhaiter. 2. Réponse à un besoin de sorte qu’il ne soit plus nécessaire. 3. Action de satisfaire quelqu’un en réparation de l’offense qu’on lui a faite. 4. Ce qu’on est obligé de faire à l’égard de Dieu, en réparation des péchés qu’on a commis.
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 satisfaction
- satisfactions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce satisfaction?
- /sa.tis.fak.sjɔ̃/
- \sa.tis.fak.sjɔ̃\
- [la sa.tis.fak.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 satisfaction
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is satisfaction in French?
satisfaction appears 15 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).