incessant
French, adjective/ɛ̃.sɛ.sɑ̃/
incessant is spelled I-N-C-E-S-S-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written French, the 30,948th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Incessant is a French adjective meaning “incessant, unremitting, constant, non-stop” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui ne cesse pas ; qui dure sans interruption ; qui est continu”.
What does incessant mean in English?
adjective
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incessant, unremitting, constant, non-stop
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui ne cesse pas ; qui dure sans interruption ; qui est continu.
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 incessant
- incessante feminine
- incessants masculine plural
- incessantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce incessant?
- /ɛ̃.sɛ.sɑ̃/
- /ɛ̃.se.sɑ̃/
- \ɛ̃.se.sɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to incessant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is incessant in French?
incessant appears 1.0 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).