continuant
noun, adjective
continuant is spelled C-O-N-T-I-N-U-A-N-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, continuant means “A linguistic sound other than a stop” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of continuant is continuants.
How many letters and syllables are in continuant?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-T-I-N-U-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is continuant?
Continuant appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce continuant?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-continuant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of continuant
- continuants plural
- more continuant comparative
- most continuant superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does continuant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A linguistic sound other than a stop.
- 2
A determinant formed from a tridiagonal matrix.
- 3
An endurant.
- 4
An inherited descendant.
adjective
- 1
Continuing; prolonged; sustained.
a continuant sound
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).