courante
French, noun/ku.ʁɑ̃t/
courante is spelled C-O-U-R-A-N-T-E (8 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written French, the 5,851st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Courante is a French feminine noun meaning “the runs (diarrhea)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of courant. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Espèce d’ancienne danse”.
What does courante mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineslangthe runs (diarrhea)
- 2
femininecourante (dance)
- 3
femininecourante (music)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of courant
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Espèce d’ancienne danse. 2. Air sur lequel on dansait une courante. 3. Diarrhée.
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 courante
- courantes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce courante?
- /ku.ʁɑ̃t/
- \ku.ʁɑ̃t\
- [ku.ʁɑ̃t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to courante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is courante in French?
courante appears 12 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).