suspens
French, adjective/sys.pɑ̃/
suspens is spelled S-U-S-P-E-N-S (7 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written French, the 13,132nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Suspens is a French adjective meaning “unresolved, outstanding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qu’on a suspendu de ses fonctions, en parlant d’un ecclésiastique suspendu des fonctions de son état”.
What does suspens mean in English?
adjective
- 1
unresolved, outstanding
- 2
suspended (from his duties)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qu’on a suspendu de ses fonctions, en parlant d’un ecclésiastique suspendu des fonctions de son état.
noun: 1. Suspense. 2. Effet dramatique visant à tenir le lecteur ou le spectateur en haleine, notamment à la fin d’un chapitre, d’un épisode ou d’une séquence. 3. Suspension.
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.
How do you pronounce suspens?
- /sys.pɑ̃/
- \sys.pɑ̃\
- [sys.pɛns]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is suspens in French?
suspens appears 4.0 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).