expectant
\ɛk.spɛk.tɑ̃\
The verdict
“expectant” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui attend.
Corpus desk
Index FR-expectant · expectant · French
expectant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | expectant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛk.spɛk.tɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
expectant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛk.spɛk.tɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for expectant in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is expectant, spelled E-X-P-E-C-T-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Qui attend.
- 2Qualifie la médecine qui laisse faire la nature et qui emploie des moyens peu actifs.
- 3Qualifie une politique, une attitude, qui se réserve le droit d’attendre avant de prendre une décision.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how expectant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La femme navrée aux prunelles expectantes Dont le regard, obstinément revient au port, Ne voit plus, sur les courtes vagues mutinées, La noire goélette roulant bord sur bord Ou se cabrant en virevoltes forcenées, Comme prête à briser la chaine qui la tient Mouillée à l’abri des récifs grondants, mais bien Une âme sombre qui bondit, emprisonnée.
Le pacifisme est passif et expectant par essence : il est plein d’espoir et d’attente, mais sans programme d’action.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.