composant
French, noun/kɔ̃.po.zɑ̃/
composant is spelled C-O-M-P-O-S-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears 6.3 times per million words in written French, the 9,451st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Composant is a French masculine noun meaning “component (smaller, self-contained part of larger entity)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of composer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Élément d'un ensemble plus complexe (ou composite), ou entrant dans la composition d’une autre chose”.
What does composant mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecomponent (smaller, self-contained part of larger entity)
adjective
- 1
component
verb
- 1
present participle of composer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Élément d'un ensemble plus complexe (ou composite), ou entrant dans la composition d’une autre chose. 2. Produit fabriqué comme unité distincte pour une ou plusieurs fonctions spécifiques, destiné à être intégré dans une construction.
adjective: 1. Qui sert à composer.
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 composant
- composants plural
- composante feminine
- composantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce composant?
- /kɔ̃.po.zɑ̃/
- \kɔ̃.po.zɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to composant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is composant in French?
composant appears 6.3 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).