congruent
French, adjective/kɔ̃.ɡʁy.ɑ̃/
congruent is spelled C-O-N-G-R-U-E-N-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 41 million words in written French, the 202,924th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Congruent is a French adjective meaning “congruent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui s’applique bien, qui convient”.
What does congruent mean in English?
adjective
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congruent
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui s’applique bien, qui convient. 2. Qualifie deux objets mathématiques reliés par une congruence. 3. Le même qui émerge d’une différence.
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 congruent
- congruente feminine
- congruents masculine plural
- congruentes feminine plural
- congruant obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce congruent?
- /kɔ̃.ɡʁy.ɑ̃/
- \kɔ̃.ɡʁy.ɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to congruent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is congruent in French?
congruent appears about once in every 41 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).