priant
French, verb/pʁi.jɑ̃/
priant is spelled P-R-I-A-N-T (6 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 29,681st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Priant is a French verb meaning “present participle of prier” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does priant mean in English?
verb
- 1
present participle of prier
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui prie, qui est en prière.
noun: 1. Homme qui prie, qui est en prière.
noun: 1. Synonyme de orant.
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 priant
- priants plural masculine
- priante singular feminine
- priantes plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce priant?
- /pʁi.jɑ̃/
- \pʁi.jɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is priant in French?
priant appears 1.1 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).