pantelant
French, adjective/pɑ̃t.lɑ̃/
pantelant is spelled P-A-N-T-E-L-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written French, the 181,983rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pantelant is a French adjective meaning “panting, gasping (for breath)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of panteler. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui halète, qui respire avec peine, par secousse”.
What does pantelant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
panting, gasping (for breath)
verb
- 1
present participle of panteler
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui halète, qui respire avec peine, par secousse.
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 pantelant
- pantelante feminine
- pantelants masculine plural
- pantelantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pantelant?
- /pɑ̃t.lɑ̃/
- \pɑ̃.tlɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pantelant in French?
pantelant appears about once in every 32 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).