nonante
French, number/nɔ.nɑ̃t/
nonante is spelled N-O-N-A-N-T-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 59,168th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nonante is a French number meaning “ninety” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does nonante mean in English?
number
- 1
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Il a attendu nonante minutes.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Quatre-vingt-neuf/huitante-neuf plus un, soit neuf fois dix, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 90.
noun: 1. ou ou pour des raisons pratiques (Mathématiques, Bourse). Le nombre 90, entier naturel après quatre-vingt-neuf/huitante-neuf. 2. Chose portant le numéro 90. 3. Année qui se termine par 90, par exemple 1990.
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.
How do you pronounce nonante?
- /nɔ.nɑ̃t/
- \nɔ.nɑ̃t\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nonante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nonante in French?
nonante 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).