pensant
French, adjective/pɑ̃.sɑ̃/
pensant is spelled P-E-N-S-A-N-T (7 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written French, the 5,851st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pensant is a French adjective meaning “thinking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of penser. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui pense, qui est capable de penser”.
What does pensant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
thinking
tête pensante
verb
- 1
present participle of penser
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui pense, qui est capable de penser.
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 pensant
- pensante feminine
- pensants masculine plural
- pensantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pensant?
- /pɑ̃.sɑ̃/
- \pɑ̃.sɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pensant in French?
pensant appears 12 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).