hésitant
French, adjective\e.zi.tɑ̃\
hésitant is spelled H-É-S-I-T-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written French, the 20,080th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hésitant is a French adjective meaning “hesitant, shaky” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of hésiter. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui hésite, qui n’a pas de certitude”.
What does hésitant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hesitant, shaky
verb
- 1
present participle of hésiter
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui hésite, qui n’a pas de certitude.
noun: 1. Celui qui hésite, qui ressent de l’incertitude.
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 hésitant
- hésitante feminine
- hésitants masculine plural
- hésitantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hésitant?
- \e.zi.tɑ̃\
- [e.zi.tɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hésitant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hésitant in French?
hésitant appears 2.1 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).