opposant
French, noun/ɔ.po.zɑ̃/
opposant is spelled O-P-P-O-S-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written French, the 6,701st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Opposant is a French masculine noun meaning “opponent (someone to defeat)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of opposer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui s’oppose”.
What does opposant mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineopponent (someone to defeat)
- 2
masculinechallenger
verb
- 1
present participle of opposer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui s’oppose suivant les formes judiciaires à une sentence, à un arrêt, à un paiement, à une vente, etc. 2. Se dit de quiconque s’oppose à une mesure, combat une opinion, etc. 3. Qui est en opposition en face.
noun: 1. Celui qui s’oppose. 2. Quelque chose qui est en opposition, en face.
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 opposant
- opposants plural
- opposante feminine
- opposantes plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce opposant?
- /ɔ.po.zɑ̃/
- \ɔ.po.zɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to opposant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is opposant in French?
opposant appears 10 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).