débutant
French, noun/de.by.tɑ̃/
débutant is spelled D-É-B-U-T-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written French, the 10,846th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Débutant is a French masculine noun meaning “debutant, newbie, beginner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of débuter. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui débute”.
What does débutant mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedebutant, newbie, beginner
adjective
- 1
who is a beginner
verb
- 1
present participle of débuter
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui débute.
noun: 1. Celui qui débute.
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 débutant
- débutants plural
- débutante feminine
- débutantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce débutant?
- /de.by.tɑ̃/
- \de.by.tɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to débutant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is débutant in French?
débutant appears 5.2 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).