saillant
French, adjective/sa.jɑ̃/
saillant is spelled S-A-I-L-L-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written French, the 27,734th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Saillant is a French adjective meaning “salient (prominent)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of saillir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui avance, qui sort en dehors”.
What does saillant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
salient (prominent)
- 2
non-reflex, measuring 180 degrees or less (angle)
verb
- 1
present participle of saillir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui avance, qui sort en dehors. 2. Qualifie un angle plus petit qu’un angle plat. 3. Qualifie ce qui est vif, frappant ou de ce qui ressort, en parlant des ouvrages de l’esprit. 4. Se dit d’un caprin (chèvre, bouquetin, chamois, isard, bouc…) représenté rampant. Pour les ovins on utilisera plutôt sautant.
noun: 1. Partie saillante. 2. Partie saillante d’une fortification. 3. Avancée d’une ligne de front dans le territoire occupé par les forces opposantes.
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 saillant
- saillante feminine
- saillants masculine plural
- saillantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saillant?
- /sa.jɑ̃/
- \sa.jɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to saillant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is saillant in French?
saillant appears 1.2 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).