abrupt
French, adjective/a.bʁypt/
abrupt is spelled A-B-R-U-P-T (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 48,990th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abrupt is a French adjective meaning “Extremely steep, near vertical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dont la pente est escarpée et comme rompue”.
What does abrupt mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Extremely steep, near vertical
- 2
curt and abrupt
- 3
Done or said forwardly and without caution to avoid shocking
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dont la pente est escarpée et comme rompue. 2. Qualifie une manière d’écrire rompue, sans liaison. 3. Direct, sec, sans civilités, en parlant d’une personne. 4. Qui arrive soudainement, sans qu’on y soit préparé.
noun: 1. Paroi, pente abrupte.
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 abrupt
- abrupte feminine
- abrupts masculine plural
- abruptes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abrupt?
- /a.bʁypt/
- \a.bʁypt\
- [a.bʁypt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to abrupt
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abrupt in French?
abrupt appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).