asphyxiant
French, adjective/as.fik.sjɑ̃/
asphyxiant is spelled A-S-P-H-Y-X-I-A-N-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written French, the 107,057th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Asphyxiant is a French adjective meaning “asphyxiant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of asphyxier. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui produit l’asphyxie”.
What does asphyxiant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
asphyxiant
verb
- 1
present participle of asphyxier
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui produit l’asphyxie.
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 asphyxiant
- asphyxiante feminine
- asphyxiants masculine plural
- asphyxiantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce asphyxiant?
- /as.fik.sjɑ̃/
- \as.fik.sjɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is asphyxiant in French?
asphyxiant appears about once in every 11 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).