momentané
French, adjective/mɔ.mɑ̃.ta.ne/
momentané is spelled M-O-M-E-N-T-A-N-É (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 59,168th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Momentané is a French adjective meaning “momentary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui ne dure qu’un moment”.
What does momentané mean in English?
adjective
- 1
momentary
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui ne dure qu’un moment.
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 momentané
- momentanée feminine
- momentanés masculine plural
- momentanées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce momentané?
- /mɔ.mɑ̃.ta.ne/
- \mɔ.mɑ̃.ta.ne\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to momentané
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is momentané in French?
momentané appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).