dedans
French, preposition/də.dɑ̃/
dedans is spelled D-E-D-A-N-S (6 letters) and appears 63 times per million words in written French, the 1,323rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dedans is a French preposition meaning “inside, in, within” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dans”.
What does dedans mean in English?
adverb
- 1
towards the inside; inwardly; internally
noun
- 1
femininemasculineinterior, inside (of an object)
preposition
- 1
inside, in, within
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. À l’intérieur. Dans la place dont on vient de parler.
preposition: 1. Dans.
noun: 1. Partie intérieure d’une chose. 2. Côté intérieur du manège par opposition à ce qui est du côté du mur.
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.
How do you pronounce dedans?
- /də.dɑ̃/
- \də.dɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dedans
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dedans in French?
dedans appears 63 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).