durant
French, preposition/dy.ʁɑ̃/
durant is spelled D-U-R-A-N-T (6 letters) and appears 123 times per million words in written French, the 668th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Durant is a French preposition meaning “during, while” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of durer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Tout au long de”.
What does durant mean in English?
preposition
- 1
during, while
postposition
- 1
on end
des heures durant
verb
- 1
present participle of durer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. Tout au long de. 2. Au cours de.
postposition: 1. Tout au long de.
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 durant?
- /dy.ʁɑ̃/
- \dy.ʁɑ̃\
- [dy.ʁɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to durant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is durant in French?
durant appears 123 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).