imposant
French, adjective/ɛ̃.po.zɑ̃/
imposant is spelled I-M-P-O-S-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears 8.5 times per million words in written French, the 7,540th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Imposant is a French adjective meaning “imposing, impressive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of imposer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui impose, qui est propre à s’attirer de l’attention, des égards, du respect”.
What does imposant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
imposing, impressive
verb
- 1
present participle of imposer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui impose, qui est propre à s’attirer de l’attention, des égards, du respect. 2. Qui élève l’âme et qui la remplit d’une admiration mêlée de respect. 3. Qui est considérable au point d’inspirer la crainte.
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 imposant
- imposante feminine
- imposants masculine plural
- imposantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce imposant?
- /ɛ̃.po.zɑ̃/
- \ɛ̃.po.zɑ̃\
- [ɛ̃.pɔ.zɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to imposant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is imposant in French?
imposant appears 8.5 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).