plaignant
French, noun/plɛ.ɲɑ̃/
plaignant is spelled P-L-A-I-G-N-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written French, the 19,241st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Plaignant is a French masculine noun meaning “plaintiff; prosecutor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of plaindre. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui se plaint en justice de quelque tort qu’on lui a fait”.
What does plaignant mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineplaintiff; prosecutor
adjective
- 1
prosecuting
verb
- 1
present participle of plaindre
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui se plaint en justice de quelque tort qu’on lui a fait.
noun: 1. Celui qui se plaint en justice de quelque tort qu’on lui a fait.
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 plaignant
- plaignants plural
- plaignante feminine
- plaignantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce plaignant?
- /plɛ.ɲɑ̃/
- /ple.ɲɑ̃/
- \plɛ.ɲɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to plaignant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is plaignant in French?
plaignant appears 2.2 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).