harassant
^((h aspiré))\a.ʁa.sɑ̃\
The verdict
“harassant” 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 harasse, épuise, fatigue énormément.
Corpus desk
Index FR-harassant · harassant · French
harassant · 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 "H" 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 | harassant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | ^((h aspiré))\a.ʁa.sɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « harassant » en français
Rare enough to double-check
harassant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\a.ʁa.sɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui harasse, épuise, fatigue énormément.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for harassant, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is harassant, spelled H-A-R-A-S-S-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Qui harasse, épuise, fatigue énormément.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how harassant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Après un voyage harassant, alors que l’on aspire à une nuit franche ou tout au moins tranquille, aller au bal sur Royale n’a rien de bien folichon.
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.