soudain
French, adjective/su.dɛ̃/
soudain is spelled S-O-U-D-A-I-N (7 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written French, the 4,565th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Soudain is a French adjective meaning “sudden (happening quickly and with little or no warning)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est subit, prompt”.
What does soudain mean in English?
adjective
- 1
sudden (happening quickly and with little or no warning)
adverb
- 1
suddenly, all of a sudden
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est subit, prompt.
adverb: 1. Dans le même instant ; aussitôt ; tout d’un coup.
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 soudain
- soudaine feminine
- soudains masculine plural
- soudaines feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce soudain?
- /su.dɛ̃/
- \su.dɛ̃\
- [su.dɛ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to soudain
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is soudain in French?
soudain appears 16 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).