éprouvant
French, adjective/e.pʁu.vɑ̃/
éprouvant is spelled É-P-R-O-U-V-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written French, the 27,000th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Éprouvant is a French adjective meaning “punishing, demanding, testing, challenging” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of éprouver. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui tient de l'épreuve”.
What does éprouvant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
punishing, demanding, testing, challenging
verb
- 1
present participle of éprouver
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui tient de l'épreuve.
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 éprouvant
- éprouvante feminine
- éprouvants masculine plural
- éprouvantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce éprouvant?
- /e.pʁu.vɑ̃/
- \e.pʁu.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 éprouvant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is éprouvant in French?
éprouvant appears 1.3 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).