déferlant
French, adjective/de.fɛʁ.lɑ̃/
déferlant is spelled D-É-F-E-R-L-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written French, the 123,735th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Déferlant is a French adjective meaning “breaking (waves)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of déferler. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui déferle”.
What does déferlant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
breaking (waves)
- 2
surging
verb
- 1
present participle of déferler
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui déferle.
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 déferlant
- déferlante feminine
- déferlants masculine plural
- déferlantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce déferlant?
- /de.fɛʁ.lɑ̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is déferlant in French?
déferlant appears about once in every 14 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).