pétillant
French, adjective/pe.ti.jɑ̃/
pétillant is spelled P-É-T-I-L-L-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 39,702nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pétillant is a French adjective meaning “fizzy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of pétiller. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui pétille”.
What does pétillant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
fizzy
verb
- 1
present participle of pétiller
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui pétille. 2. Qui brille avec éclat.
noun: 1. Vin qui pétille.
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 pétillant
- pétillante feminine
- pétillants masculine plural
- pétillantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pétillant?
- /pe.ti.jɑ̃/
- \pe.ti.jɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pétillant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pétillant in French?
pétillant appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).