sortant
French, adjective/sɔʁ.tɑ̃/
sortant is spelled S-O-R-T-A-N-T (7 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written French, the 3,602nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sortant is a French adjective meaning “outgoing (still in office but due to be replaced)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of sortir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui sort”.
What does sortant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
outgoing (still in office but due to be replaced)
Near-synonym: démissionnaire
verb
- 1
present participle of sortir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui sort. 2. Qui termine un mandat électif, et doit être remplacé ou réélu. 3. Qualifie un angle plus petit qu’un angle plat.
noun: 1. Personne qui sort d’un effectif, qui cesse d’appartenir à un groupe. 2. Élu dont le mandat vient à terme.
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 sortant
- sortante feminine
- sortants masculine plural
- sortantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sortant?
- /sɔʁ.tɑ̃/
- \sɔʁ.tɑ̃\
- [sɔʁ.tɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sortant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sortant in French?
sortant appears 21 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).