percutant
French, adjective/pɛʁ.ky.tɑ̃/
percutant is spelled P-E-R-C-U-T-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written French, the 30,948th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Percutant is a French adjective meaning “percussive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of percuter. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qualifie un instrument dont on joue en le frappant, tel que le tambour, la timbale, le gong”.
What does percutant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
percussive
- 2
that fragments on contact
- 3
striking, powerful, forceful
Un slogan percutant.
verb
- 1
present participle of percuter
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qualifie un instrument dont on joue en le frappant, tel que le tambour, la timbale, le gong. 2. Qui percute, qualifie un projectile d'artillerie qui éclate en touchant un obstacle. 3. Qui fait forte impression.
noun: 1. Projectile d'artillerie qui éclate en touchant un obstacle.
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 percutant
- percutante feminine
- percutants masculine plural
- percutantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce percutant?
- /pɛʁ.ky.tɑ̃/
- \pɛʁ.ky.tɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to percutant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is percutant in French?
percutant appears 1.0 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).