secondant
French, noun/sə.ɡɔ̃.dɑ̃/
secondant is spelled S-E-C-O-N-D-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written French, the 130,697th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Secondant is a French masculine noun meaning “second (attendant of a duel or boxing match standing in for a contestant)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of seconder. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne chargée d’aider lors de tournois, de duels ou de matchs contre ses adversaires”.
What does secondant mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesecond (attendant of a duel or boxing match standing in for a contestant)
- 2
masculineassistant, coach, trainer
verb
- 1
present participle of seconder
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne chargée d’aider lors de tournois, de duels ou de matchs contre ses adversaires.
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 secondant
- secondants plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce secondant?
- /sə.ɡɔ̃.dɑ̃/
- \sə.ɡɔ̃.dɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is secondant in French?
secondant appears about once in every 16 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).