puissant
French, adjective/pɥi.sɑ̃/
puissant is spelled P-U-I-S-S-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears 34 times per million words in written French, the 2,416th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Puissant is a French adjective meaning “powerful; mighty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a beaucoup de pouvoir”.
What does puissant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
powerful; mighty
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a beaucoup de pouvoir. 2. Qui est capable de produire un effet considérable. 3. Habile ; profond ; exact. 4. Riche ; richissime.
noun: 1. Homme qui a du pouvoir.
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 puissant
- puissante feminine
- puissants masculine plural
- puissantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce puissant?
- /pɥi.sɑ̃/
- [pɥi.sɑ̃]
- \pɥi.sɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to puissant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is puissant in French?
puissant appears 34 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).