commençant
French, adjective/kɔ.mɑ̃.sɑ̃/
commençant is spelled C-O-M-M-E-N-Ç-A-N-T (10 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written French, the 8,979th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Commençant is a French adjective meaning “starting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of commencer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui commence”.
What does commençant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
starting
- 2
incipient
verb
- 1
present participle of commencer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui commence.
noun: 1. Celui qui en est encore aux premiers éléments d’un art, d’une science.
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 commençant
- commençante feminine
- commençants masculine plural
- commençantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce commençant?
- /kɔ.mɑ̃.sɑ̃/
- \kɔ.mɑ̃.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 commençant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is commençant in French?
commençant appears 6.8 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).