encombrant
French, adjective/ɑ̃.kɔ̃.bʁɑ̃/
encombrant is spelled E-N-C-O-M-B-R-A-N-T (10 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written French, the 28,485th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Encombrant is a French adjective meaning “cumbersome, heavy, bulky” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of encombrer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui encombre”.
What does encombrant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
cumbersome, heavy, bulky
verb
- 1
present participle of encombrer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui encombre. 2. Qui est envahissant, importun, gênant. 3. Dont les conséquences pèsent sur le présent et sur l’avenir.
noun: 1. Personne ou objet encombrant. 2. Type de déchet non ménager, que le service de la commune ramasse généralement tous les mois, afin d’éviter que les citoyens se rendent à la déchèterie.
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 encombrant
- encombrante feminine
- encombrants masculine plural
- encombrantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce encombrant?
- /ɑ̃.kɔ̃.bʁɑ̃/
- \ɑ̃.kɔ̃.bʁɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to encombrant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is encombrant in French?
encombrant appears 1.2 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).