litigant
/ˈlɪtɪɡənt/noun, adjective
litigant is spelled L-I-T-I-G-A-N-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, litigant means “A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of litigant is litigants.
How many letters and syllables are in litigant?
| Letters | 8: L-I-T-I-G-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,884th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is litigant?
Litigant appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th 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 litigant?
- /ˈlɪtɪɡənt/
Litigant has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-litigant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of litigant
- litigants plural
- more litigant comparative
- most litigant superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does litigant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit.
adjective
- 1
Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit.
the parties litigant
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does litigant come from?
From French litigant, from Middle French, from Latin litigans.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).