changeant
French, adjective/ʃɑ̃.ʒɑ̃/
changeant is spelled C-H-A-N-G-E-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears 4.6 times per million words in written French, the 11,928th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Changeant is a French adjective meaning “changeable (tending to change suddenly or quickly)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of changer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui change facilement”.
What does changeant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
changeable (tending to change suddenly or quickly)
verb
- 1
present participle of changer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui change facilement. 2. Qualifie une étoile sujette à des diminutions et à des augmentations alternatives de lumière. 3. Qualifie une couleur qui change selon les différentes expositions, comme la gorge d’un pigeon. 4. Qualifie une étoffe dont les nuances varient suivant les expositions.
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 changeant
- changeante feminine
- changeants masculine plural
- changeantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce changeant?
- /ʃɑ̃.ʒɑ̃/
- \ʃɑ̃.ʒɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to changeant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is changeant in French?
changeant appears 4.6 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).