tension
French, noun/tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/
tension is spelled T-E-N-S-I-O-N (7 letters) and appears 26 times per million words in written French, the 3,067th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tension is a French feminine noun meaning “tension” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “État de ce qui est tendu”.
What does tension mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetension
- 2
feminineblood pressure
chute de tension
- 3
femininevoltage
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. État de ce qui est tendu. 2. Action de tendre. 3. Dissentiment entre deux états mentaux d’une personne, d’un groupe, pouvant amener des menaces d’hostilité. 4. Pression des gaz.
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 tension
- tensions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tension?
- /tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/
- \tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\
- \tɑ̃sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tension
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tension in French?
tension appears 26 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).