aberrant
French, adjective/a.bɛ.ʁɑ̃/
aberrant is spelled A-B-E-R-R-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written French, the 30,509th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aberrant is a French adjective meaning “aberrant, abnormal or anomalous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of aberrer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui diffère de la normale. Quelque chose de bizarre”.
What does aberrant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
aberrant, abnormal or anomalous
- 2
which is impossible according to the norms or rules
verb
- 1
present participle of aberrer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui diffère de la normale. Quelque chose de bizarre.
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 aberrant
- aberrante feminine
- aberrants masculine plural
- aberrantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aberrant?
- /a.bɛ.ʁɑ̃/
- /a.be.ʁɑ̃/
- \a.bɛ.ʁɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aberrant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aberrant in French?
aberrant 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).