activant
French, verb/ak.ti.vɑ̃/
activant is spelled A-C-T-I-V-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 48,397th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Activant is a French verb meaning “present participle of activer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does activant mean in English?
verb
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present participle of activer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui active.
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 activant
- activants plural masculine
- activante singular feminine
- activantes plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce activant?
- /ak.ti.vɑ̃/
- \ak.ti.vɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is activant in French?
activant 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).