gênant
French, adjective/ʒɛ.nɑ̃/
gênant is spelled G-Ê-N-A-N-T (6 letters) and appears 8.1 times per million words in written French, the 7,805th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gênant is a French adjective meaning “disruptive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of gêner. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui gêne”.
What does gênant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
disruptive
- 2
embarrassing
Arrête de me regarder comme ça, c'est gênant !
- 3
troublesome, inconvenient
un témoin gênant
verb
- 1
present participle of gêner
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui gêne. 2. Embarrassant.
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 gênant
- gênante feminine
- gênants masculine plural
- gênantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gênant?
- /ʒɛ.nɑ̃/
- /ʒe.nɑ̃/
- \ʒɛ.nɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gênant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gênant in French?
gênant appears 8.1 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).