soignant
French, noun\swa.ɲɑ̃\
soignant is spelled S-O-I-G-N-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written French, the 19,481st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Soignant is a French masculine noun meaning “caregiver” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of soigner. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne qui dispense des soins aux malades”.
What does soignant mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecaregiver
verb
- 1
present participle of soigner
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui dispense des soins aux malades.
noun: 1. Personne qui dispense des soins aux malades.
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 soignant
- soignants plural
- soignante singular feminine
- soignantes plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce soignant?
- \swa.ɲɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to soignant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is soignant in French?
soignant appears 2.2 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).