contraignant
French, adjective/kɔ̃.tʁɛ.ɲɑ̃/
contraignant is a French adjective meaning “restrictive, limiting, constraining, onerous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of contraindre. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui contraint à faire quelque chose”.
What does contraignant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
restrictive, limiting, constraining, onerous
- 2
binding
Near-synonym: coercitif
verb
- 1
present participle of contraindre
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui contraint à faire quelque chose.
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 contraignant
- contraignante feminine
- contraignants masculine plural
- contraignantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contraignant?
- /kɔ̃.tʁɛ.ɲɑ̃/
- /kɔ̃.tʁe.ɲɑ̃/
- \kɔ̃.tʁɛ.ɲɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to contraignant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contraignant in French?
contraignant appears 2.7 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).