approchant
French, adjective\a.pʁɔ.ʃɑ̃\
approchant is spelled A-P-P-R-O-C-H-A-N-T (10 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written French, the 18,679th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Approchant is a French adjective meaning “similar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of approcher. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui approche”.
What does approchant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
similar
- 2
oncoming, approaching
verb
- 1
present participle of approcher
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui approche 2. Qui a quelque ressemblance, quelque rapport avec une ou plusieurs choses.
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 approchant
- approchante feminine
- approchants masculine plural
- approchantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce approchant?
- \a.pʁɔ.ʃɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is approchant in French?
approchant appears 2.3 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).