préoccupant
French, adjective/pʁe.ɔ.ky.pɑ̃/
préoccupant is spelled P-R-É-O-C-C-U-P-A-N-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 31,863rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Préoccupant is a French adjective meaning “worrying, disquieting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of préoccuper. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui préoccupe, qui inquiète”.
What does préoccupant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
worrying, disquieting
verb
- 1
present participle of préoccuper
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui préoccupe, qui inquiète.
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 préoccupant
- préoccupante feminine
- préoccupants masculine plural
- préoccupantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce préoccupant?
- /pʁe.ɔ.ky.pɑ̃/
- \pʁe.ɔ.ky.pɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to préoccupant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is préoccupant in French?
préoccupant appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).