distinct
French, adjective/dis.tɛ̃/
distinct is spelled D-I-S-T-I-N-C-T (8 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written French, the 16,088th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Distinct is a French adjective meaning “distinct; discrete (separate, distinguished, different)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est nettement séparé d’une autre, en parlant de certaines choses”.
What does distinct mean in English?
adjective
- 1
distinct; discrete (separate, distinguished, different)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est nettement séparé d’une autre, en parlant de certaines choses. 2. Dont la forme est bien aperçue ; qui ne paraît pas confondu avec d’autres objets. 3. Qui est clair et net.
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 distinct
- distincte feminine
- distincts masculine plural
- distinctes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce distinct?
- /dis.tɛ̃/
- /dis.tɛ̃kt/
- \dis.tɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to distinct
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is distinct in French?
distinct appears 3.0 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).