délégant
\de.le.ɡɑ̃\
The verdict
“délégant” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui qui délègue, qui donne une délégation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-delegant · délégant · French
délégant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | délégant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.le.ɡɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
délégant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.le.ɡɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celui qui délègue, qui donne une délégation.".
Zero misspellings are on record for délégant in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is délégant, spelled D-É-L-É-G-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Celui qui délègue, qui donne une délégation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how délégant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Aucune référence n’est faite, ni aux rapports du délégant avec le délégataire, ni aux rapports du délégant avec le délégué.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.