penchant
French, noun\pɑ̃.ʃɑ̃\
penchant is spelled P-E-N-C-H-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written French, the 16,088th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Penchant is a French masculine noun meaning “penchant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of pencher. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Propension, inclination naturelle pour quelqu'un ou quelque chose”.
What does penchant mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepenchant
verb
- 1
present participle of pencher
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui penche, qui est incliné. 2. Pente, terrain qui va en baissant. 3. Qui est dans le déclin, qui est sur son déclin.
noun: 1. Propension, inclination naturelle pour quelqu'un ou quelque chose. 2. Pendentif. 3. Pente d’un relief.
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 penchant
- penchants plural
- penchante singular feminine
- penchantes plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce penchant?
- \pɑ̃.ʃɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to penchant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is penchant in French?
penchant appears 3.0 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).