dont
French, pronoun/dɔ̃/
dont is spelled D-O-N-T (4 letters) and appears 724 times per million words in written French, the 122nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dont is a French feminine pronoun meaning “of/from whom/which, whose; whereof” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “De qui ; de quoi ; duquel ; de laquelle ; desquels , desquelles”.
What does dont mean in English?
pronoun
- 1
femininemasculineof/from whom/which, whose; whereof
Vous rappelez-vous ce dont je vous ai parlé ?
- 2
femininemasculineby which
Le coup dont il fut frappé.
- 3
femininemasculineDenotes a part of a set, may be translated as "including" or such as in some situations.
Il a eu dix enfants, dont neuf filles.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
pronoun: 1. De qui ; de quoi ; duquel ; de laquelle ; desquels , desquelles. 2. Par lequel. 3. Incluant.
adverb: 1. D'où, où.
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.
How do you pronounce dont?
- /dɔ̃/
- /dɔ̃.t‿/
- \dɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dont
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dont in French?
dont appears 724 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).