entendant
French, noun/ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dɑ̃/
entendant is spelled E-N-T-E-N-D-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears 3.1 times per million words in written French, the 15,592nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Entendant is a French masculine noun meaning “person who is capable of hearing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of entendre. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne qui entend depuis la naissance”.
What does entendant mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineperson who is capable of hearing
verb
- 1
present participle of entendre
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui entend depuis la naissance.
noun: 1. Personne qui entend depuis la naissance.
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 entendant
- entendants plural
- entendante singular feminine
- entendantes plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce entendant?
- /ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dɑ̃/
- \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is entendant in French?
entendant appears 3.1 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).