insignifiant
French, noun/ɛ̃.si.ɲi.fjɑ̃/
insignifiant is spelled I-N-S-I-G-N-I-F-I-A-N-T (12 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written French, the 20,671st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Insignifiant is a French masculine noun meaning “a boring (male) person of no importance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does insignifiant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
of no impact; unimportant; inconsequent; insignificant
- 2
derogatoryof no value or interest
- 3
datedWithout or with an unclear signification
noun
- 1
Quebecderogatorymasculinea boring (male) person of no importance
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui ne signifie rien. 2. Ce qui est sans importance ; ce qui est sans caractère, sans valeur. 3. Qui n’a rien de remarquable. 4. Bête, niais.
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 insignifiant
- insignifiante feminine
- insignifiants masculine plural
- insignifiantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce insignifiant?
- /ɛ̃.si.ɲi.fjɑ̃/
- \ɛ̃.si.ɲi.fjɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to insignifiant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is insignifiant in French?
insignifiant appears 2.0 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).