khitan
French, adjective
khitan is spelled K-H-I-T-A-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 66 million words in written French, the 255,834th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Khitan is a French adjective meaning “Khitan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Khitan is a different word: “Khitan (person)”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif au peuple des Khitans”.
What does khitan mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Khitan
noun
- 1
masculineKhitan (person)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Membre du peuple des Khitans.
adjective: 1. Relatif au peuple des Khitans.
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 khitan
- Khitans plural
- Khitane feminine
- khitane feminine
- khitans masculine plural
- khitanes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to khitan
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is khitan in French?
khitan appears about once in every 66 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).