probant
French, adjective/pʁɔ.bɑ̃/
probant is spelled P-R-O-B-A-N-T (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 34,022nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Probant is a French adjective meaning “compelling, convincing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui prouve ; qui est une preuve”.
What does probant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
compelling, convincing
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dans une enquête familiale sur une maladie génétique, nom donné au sujet initial de l'enquête.
adjective: 1. Qui prouve ; qui est une preuve. 2. Qui est convaincant.
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 probant
- probante feminine
- probants masculine plural
- probantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce probant?
- /pʁɔ.bɑ̃/
- \pʁɔ.bɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to probant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is probant in French?
probant 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).