baissant
French, verb/bɛ.sɑ̃/
baissant is spelled B-A-I-S-S-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written French, the 28,485th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Baissant is a French verb meaning “present participle of baisser” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does baissant mean in English?
verb
- 1
present participle of baisser
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui baisse.
noun: 1. La marée descendante, le jusant.
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 baissant
- baissants plural masculine
- baissante singular feminine
- baissantes plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce baissant?
- /bɛ.sɑ̃/
- /be.sɑ̃/
- \bɛ.sɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is baissant in French?
baissant appears 1.2 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).