transgression
French, noun\tʁɑ̃s.ɡʁɛ.sjɔ̃\
transgression is spelled T-R-A-N-S-G-R-E-S-S-I-O-N (13 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written French, the 30,948th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Transgression is a French feminine noun meaning “transgression (violation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de transgresser”.
What does transgression mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetransgression (violation)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de transgresser. 2. Ingression.
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 transgression
- transgressions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce transgression?
- \tʁɑ̃s.ɡʁɛ.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 transgression
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is transgression in French?
transgression appears 1.0 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).