épuisant
French, adjective/e.pɥi.zɑ̃/
épuisant is spelled É-P-U-I-S-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written French, the 23,140th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Épuisant is a French adjective meaning “exhausting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of épuiser. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est propre à épuiser”.
What does épuisant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
exhausting
verb
- 1
present participle of épuiser
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 épuiser.
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 épuisant
- épuisante feminine
- épuisants masculine plural
- épuisantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce épuisant?
- /e.pɥi.zɑ̃/
- \e.pɥi.zɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to épuisant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is épuisant in French?
épuisant appears 1.7 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).