effarant
French, adjective/e.fa.ʁɑ̃/
effarant is spelled E-F-F-A-R-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 47,811th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Effarant is a French adjective meaning “alarming, very worrying” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of effarer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui effare”.
What does effarant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
alarming, very worrying
verb
- 1
present participle of effarer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui effare. 2. Extrême.
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 effarant
- effarante feminine
- effarants masculine plural
- effarantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce effarant?
- /e.fa.ʁɑ̃/
- \e.fa.ʁɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is effarant in French?
effarant appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).