délinquant
French, noun/de.lɛ̃.kɑ̃/
délinquant is spelled D-É-L-I-N-Q-U-A-N-T (10 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written French, the 16,568th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Délinquant is a French masculine noun meaning “delinquent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui a commis un délit”.
What does délinquant mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedelinquent
adjective
- 1
delinquent
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à la délinquance.
noun: 1. Celui qui a commis un délit.
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 délinquant
- délinquants plural
- délinquante feminine
- délinquantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce délinquant?
- /de.lɛ̃.kɑ̃/
- \de.lɛ̃.kɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to délinquant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is délinquant in French?
délinquant appears 2.8 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).