souffrant
French, adjective/su.fʁɑ̃/
souffrant is spelled S-O-U-F-F-R-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears 5.8 times per million words in written French, the 10,141st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Souffrant is a French adjective meaning “suffering” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of souffrir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui souffre”.
What does souffrant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
suffering
- 2
unwell, poorly
verb
- 1
present participle of souffrir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui souffre. 2. Qualifie la partie du corps qui est affligée, affectée, malade. 3. Légèrement malade.
noun: 1. Personne qui souffre. 2. Personne légèrement malade.
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 souffrant
- souffrante feminine
- souffrants masculine plural
- souffrantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce souffrant?
- /su.fʁɑ̃/
- \su.fʁɑ̃\
- [su.fʁɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to souffrant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is souffrant in French?
souffrant appears 5.8 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).