-ent
French, suffix/ɑ̃/
-ent is spelled E-N-T (3 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written French, the 19,241st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). -ent is a French suffix meaning “adjectival and nominal suffix” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Suffixe adjectival ou nominal”.
What does -ent mean in English?
suffix
- 1
adjectival and nominal suffix
content, inconvénient, spinescent
suffix
- 1
forms the third-person plural present indicative form of a verb
Elles marchent.
- 2
forms the third-person plural present subjunctive form of a verb
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. Suffixe adjectival ou nominal.
suffix: 1. Terminaison verbale indiquant la 3ᵉ personne du pluriel aux présents indicatif et subjonctif.
noun: 1. Espace numérique de travail.
noun: 1. Arbre antropomorphes, inventé par l’écrivain britannique J. R. R. Tolkien pour son roman Le Seigneur des anneaux.
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 -ent
- Ents plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce -ent?
- /ɑ̃/
- /t‿/
- \ɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is -ent in French?
-ent appears 2.2 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).