persistant
French, adjective/pɛʁ.sis.tɑ̃/
persistant is spelled P-E-R-S-I-S-T-A-N-T (10 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written French, the 21,879th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Persistant is a French adjective meaning “persistent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of persister. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui dure ; qui résiste ; qui demeure inchangé”.
What does persistant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
persistent
- 2
evergreen
verb
- 1
present participle of persister
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui dure ; qui résiste ; qui demeure inchangé. 2. Qualifie un organe qui reste en place, et particulièrement le calice qui subsiste lorsque la fleur est flétrie, les feuilles qui ne tombent pas en automne, des stipules qui restent après la chute des feuilles.
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 persistant
- persistante feminine
- persistants masculine plural
- persistantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce persistant?
- /pɛʁ.sis.tɑ̃/
- \pɛʁ.si.stɑ̃\
- \pɛʁsistɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to persistant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is persistant in French?
persistant appears 1.8 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).