cassant
French, adjective/ka.sɑ̃/
cassant is spelled C-A-S-S-A-N-T (7 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written French, the 27,365th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cassant is a French adjective meaning “brittle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of casser. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a tendance à se casser aisément”.
What does cassant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
brittle
- 2
harsh, cutting, catty
verb
- 1
present participle of casser
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a tendance à se casser aisément. 2. Qui présente une forme franche et nette à la rupture. 3. Qui affecte une autorité intransigeante. 4. Qui possède un caractère ferme, catégorique.
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 cassant
- cassante feminine
- cassants masculine plural
- cassantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cassant?
- /ka.sɑ̃/
- /kɑ.sɑ̃/
- \ka.sɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cassant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cassant in French?
cassant appears 1.3 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).