jaillissant
French, adjective\ʒa.ji.sɑ̃\
jaillissant is spelled J-A-I-L-L-I-S-S-A-N-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written French, the 76,422nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jaillissant is a French adjective meaning “gushing, springing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of jaillir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui jaillit”.
What does jaillissant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
gushing, springing
verb
- 1
present participle of jaillir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui jaillit.
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 jaillissant
- jaillissante feminine
- jaillissants masculine plural
- jaillissantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jaillissant?
- \ʒa.ji.sɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jaillissant in French?
jaillissant appears about once in every 5 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).