enceint
French, adjective/ɑ̃.sɛ̃/
enceint is spelled E-N-C-E-I-N-T (7 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written French, the 96,749th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Enceint is a French adjective meaning “pregnant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of enceindre. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est entouré”.
What does enceint mean in English?
adjective
- 1
pregnant
verb
- 1
past participle of enceindre
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative of enceindre
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est entouré. 2. Qui est en état de grossesse ; qui porte un fœtus. 3. Qui porte un projet qui va bientôt aboutir.
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 enceint
- enceinte feminine
- enceints masculine plural
- enceintes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce enceint?
- /ɑ̃.sɛ̃/
- \ɑ̃.sɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to enceint
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is enceint in French?
enceint appears about once in every 9 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).