performant
French, adjective/pɛʁ.fɔʁ.mɑ̃/
performant is spelled P-E-R-F-O-R-M-A-N-T (10 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written French, the 13,132nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Performant is a French adjective meaning “efficient, effective, performant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of performer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Capable de performance, compétitif”.
What does performant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
efficient, effective, performant
verb
- 1
present participle of performer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Capable de performance, compétitif. 2. Qui fonctionne bien, productif.
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 performant
- performante feminine
- performants masculine plural
- performantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce performant?
- /pɛʁ.fɔʁ.mɑ̃/
- \pɛʁ.fɔʁ.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to performant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is performant in French?
performant appears 4.0 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).