fervent
French, adjective/fɛʁ.vɑ̃/
fervent is spelled F-E-R-V-E-N-T (7 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written French, the 18,679th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fervent is a French adjective meaning “fervent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a de la ferveur ; qui est rempli de ferveur”.
What does fervent mean in English?
adjective
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fervent
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a de la ferveur ; qui est rempli de ferveur. 2. Où il y a de la ferveur ; où l’on met de la ferveur.
noun: 1. Quelqu’un qui admire, qui a de la ferveur pour quelque chose ou quelqu’un.
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 fervent
- fervente feminine
- fervents masculine plural
- ferventes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fervent?
- /fɛʁ.vɑ̃/
- \fɛʁ.vɑ̃\
- [fɛʁ.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 fervent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fervent in French?
fervent appears 2.3 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).