défilant
French, verb/de.fi.lɑ̃/
défilant is spelled D-É-F-I-L-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 56,509th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Défilant is a French verb meaning “present participle of défiler” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does défilant mean in English?
verb
- 1
present participle of défiler
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui se déplace en file. 2. Qui peut être visualisé en continu.
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 défilant
- défilants plural masculine
- défilante singular feminine
- défilantes plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce défilant?
- /de.fi.lɑ̃/
- \de.fi.lɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is défilant in French?
défilant appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).