superstition
French, noun/sy.pɛʁ.sti.sjɔ̃/
superstition is spelled S-U-P-E-R-S-T-I-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written French, the 25,592nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Superstition is a French feminine noun meaning “superstition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Croyance irraisonnée fondée sur la crainte ou l’ignorance qui prête un caractère surnaturel ou sacré à…”.
What does superstition mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesuperstition
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Croyance irraisonnée fondée sur la crainte ou l’ignorance qui prête un caractère surnaturel ou sacré à certains phénomènes, à certains actes, à certaines paroles. 2. Pratiques inspirées par cette croyance. 3. Vain présage qu’on tire de certains accidents qui sont purement fortuits. 4. Attention excessive apportée à des détails, au détriment du sens. [Tout excès d’exactitude, de soin, en quelque matière que ce soit.]
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 superstition
- superstitions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce superstition?
- /sy.pɛʁ.sti.sjɔ̃/
- \sy.pɛʁ.sti.sjɔ̃\
- [sy.pɛʁ.sti.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 superstition
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is superstition in French?
superstition appears 1.4 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).