sensation
French, noun/sɑ̃.sa.sjɔ̃/
sensation is spelled S-E-N-S-A-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written French, the 3,674th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sensation is a French feminine noun meaning “sensation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Impression ou perception physique de quelque chose qui vient en contact avec le corps”.
What does sensation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesensation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Impression ou perception physique de quelque chose qui vient en contact avec le corps. 2. Effet psychophysiologique modificateur d’un être conscient. 3. Réaction de plusieurs personnes d’intérêt ou d’excitement. 4. Succès ; impression produite.
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 sensation
- sensations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sensation?
- /sɑ̃.sa.sjɔ̃/
- \sɑ̃.sa.sjɔ̃\
- [sɑ̃.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 sensation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sensation in French?
sensation appears 21 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).