conscient
French, adjective/kɔ̃.sjɑ̃/
conscient is spelled C-O-N-S-C-I-E-N-T (9 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written French, the 5,439th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Conscient is a French adjective meaning “Physically alert; conscious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a la conscience, la connaissance intime et, par conséquent, la responsabilité de ce qu’il fait”.
What does conscient mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Physically alert; conscious
- 2
aware of something's implications or consequences
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a la conscience, la connaissance intime et, par conséquent, la responsabilité de ce qu’il fait.
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 conscient
- consciente feminine
- conscients masculine plural
- conscientes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce conscient?
- /kɔ̃.sjɑ̃/
- \kɔ̃.sjɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to conscient
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is conscient in French?
conscient appears 13 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).