pédante
French, adjective\pe.dɑ̃t\
pédante is spelled P-É-D-A-N-T-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 103,520th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pédante is a French feminine adjective meaning “feminine singular of pédant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does pédante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of pédant
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Femme pédante.
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 pédante
- pédantes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pédante?
- \pe.dɑ̃t\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pédante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pédante in French?
pédante appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).