expédient
French, noun\ek.spe.djɑ̃\
expédient is spelled E-X-P-É-D-I-E-N-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 64,346th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Expédient is a French masculine noun meaning “expedient” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of expédier. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Moyen de rencontre pour résoudre quelque difficulté, surmonter un obstacle, réussir dans quelque affaire”.
What does expédient mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineexpedient
verb
- 1
third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of expédier
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est utile, opportun.
noun: 1. Moyen de rencontre pour résoudre quelque difficulté, surmonter un obstacle, réussir dans quelque affaire. 2. Ressource passagère qui parfois ne libère que provisoirement d’un embarras.
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 expédient
- expédients plural
- expédiente singular feminine
- expédientes plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce expédient?
- \ek.spe.djɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to expédient
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is expédient in French?
expédient appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).