revenant
French, noun/ʁə.v(ə).nɑ̃/
revenant is spelled R-E-V-E-N-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears 6.5 times per million words in written French, the 9,289th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Revenant is a French masculine noun meaning “a supernatural being that returns from the dead; a zombie or ghost” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of revenir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Esprit qu’on suppose revenir de l’autre monde”.
What does revenant mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea supernatural being that returns from the dead; a zombie or ghost
- 2
masculinea person who returns after a long absence
verb
- 1
present participle of revenir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui revient.
noun: 1. Esprit qu’on suppose revenir de l’autre monde. 2. Personne que l'on avait plus revue depuis longtemps au point qu'on aurait pu la croire disparue. 3. Rescapé ; survivant qui revient. 4. Citoyen qui revient dans son pays d’origine après avoir combattu dans les rangs d’une organisation terroriste à l’étranger.
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 revenant
- revenants plural
- revenante feminine
- revenantes plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce revenant?
- /ʁə.v(ə).nɑ̃/
- \ʁə.və.nɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to revenant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is revenant in French?
revenant appears 6.5 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).