saisi
French, adjective/sɛ.zi/
saisi is spelled S-A-I-S-I (5 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written French, the 5,439th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Saisi is a French adjective meaning “seized” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of saisir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pris par une étreinte vigoureuse ou subite”.
What does saisi mean in English?
adjective
- 1
seized
verb
- 1
past participle of saisir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Pris par une étreinte vigoureuse ou subite. 2. Retenu par acte de saisie. 3. Muni, nanti. 4. Saisi d'une affaire, qui a à décider cette affaire.
noun: 1. Débiteur sur lequel on a fait une saisie, la partie saisie.
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 saisi
- saisie feminine
- saisis masculine plural
- saisies feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saisi?
- /sɛ.zi/
- /se.zi/
- \se.zi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is saisi in French?
saisi appears 13 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).