strident
French, adjective/stʁi.dɑ̃/
strident is spelled S-T-R-I-D-E-N-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 59,881st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Strident is a French adjective meaning “strident; producing a high-pitched or piercing sound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui rend un son aigu, perçant”.
What does strident mean in English?
adjective
- 1
strident; producing a high-pitched or piercing sound
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui rend un son aigu, perçant.
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 strident
- stridente feminine
- stridents masculine plural
- stridentes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce strident?
- /stʁi.dɑ̃/
- \stʁi.dɑ̃\
- \stʁid\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to strident
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is strident in French?
strident appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).