crépitant
French, adjective\kʁe.pi.tɑ̃\
crépitant is spelled C-R-É-P-I-T-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written French, the 126,551st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Crépitant is a French adjective meaning “crackling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of crépiter. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui produit une suite de bruits secs”.
What does crépitant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
crackling
- 2
sputtering
verb
- 1
present participle of crépiter
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui produit une suite de bruits secs. 2. Qui se manifeste par une série de bruits secs. 3. Qui produit des éclats lumineux intenses ou qui vibre.
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 crépitant
- crépitante feminine
- crépitants masculine plural
- crépitantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce crépitant?
- \kʁe.pi.tɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is crépitant in French?
crépitant appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).