obéissant
French, adjective/ɔ.be.i.sɑ̃/
obéissant is spelled O-B-É-I-S-S-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written French, the 26,653rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obéissant is a French adjective meaning “obedient” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of obéir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui obéit”.
What does obéissant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
obedient
verb
- 1
present participle of obéir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui obéit. 2. Qui est soumis, docile.
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 obéissant
- obéissante feminine
- obéissants masculine plural
- obéissantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce obéissant?
- /ɔ.be.i.sɑ̃/
- \ɔ.be.i.sɑ̃\
- [ɔ.be.i.sɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to obéissant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is obéissant in French?
obéissant appears 1.3 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).