penetrant
German, adjective[peneˈtʁant]
penetrant is spelled P-E-N-E-T-R-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 49,558th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Penetrant is a German adjective meaning “piercing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ohne Unterlass störend; aufdringlich, lästig”.
What does penetrant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
piercing
- 2
penetrating
- 3
pushy, obtrusive
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. ohne Unterlass störend; aufdringlich, lästig 2. (übermäßig) durchdringend; sehr kräftig und unangenehm
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of penetrant
- penetranter masculine nominative singular
- am penetrantesten superlative
- penetrante feminine nominative singular
- penetrantes neuter nominative singular
- penetranten genitive masculine singular
- penetrantem dative masculine singular
- der penetrante definite includes-article masculine
- die penetrante definite feminine includes-article
- das penetrante definite includes-article neuter
- die penetranten definite includes-article nominative
- des penetranten definite genitive includes-article
- der penetranten definite feminine genitive
- dem penetranten dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce penetrant?
- [peneˈtʁant]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to penetrant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is penetrant in German?
penetrant appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).