compatissant
French, adjective/kɔ̃.pa.ti.sɑ̃/
compatissant is spelled C-O-M-P-A-T-I-S-S-A-N-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 41,186th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Compatissant is a French adjective meaning “compassionate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of compatir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est porté à la compassion”.
What does compatissant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
compassionate
- 2
sympathetic
verb
- 1
present participle of compatir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est porté à la compassion. 2. Qui exprime la compassion.
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 compatissant
- compatissante feminine
- compatissants masculine plural
- compatissantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce compatissant?
- /kɔ̃.pa.ti.sɑ̃/
- \kɔ̃.pa.ti.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 compatissant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is compatissant in French?
compatissant appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).