énervant
French, adjective/e.nɛʁ.vɑ̃/
énervant is spelled É-N-E-R-V-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,143rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Énervant is a French adjective meaning “annoying, irritating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of énerver. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est propre à énerver”.
What does énervant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
annoying, irritating
verb
- 1
present participle of énerver
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est propre à énerver.
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 énervant
- énervante feminine
- énervants masculine plural
- énervantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce énervant?
- /e.nɛʁ.vɑ̃/
- \e.nɛʁ.vɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to énervant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is énervant in French?
énervant appears 1.5 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).