tranchant
French, noun/tʁɑ̃.ʃɑ̃/
tranchant is spelled T-R-A-N-C-H-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written French, the 15,828th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tranchant is a French masculine noun meaning “edge, e.g. for razors or swords” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of trancher. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Fil, côté coupant d’une épée, d’un couteau, d’un rasoir, etc”.
What does tranchant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
sharp
- 2
cutting
- 3
trenchant
noun
- 1
masculineedge, e.g. for razors or swords
verb
- 1
present participle of trancher
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui tranche. 2. Qui est décisif, péremptoire. 3. Qui décide hardiment. 4. Qui fait un contraste, une opposition sans nuance.
noun: 1. Fil, côté coupant d’une épée, d’un couteau, d’un rasoir, etc. 2. Qualité de ce qui est abrupt ou péremptoire.
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 tranchant
- tranchante feminine
- tranchants masculine plural
- tranchantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tranchant?
- /tʁɑ̃.ʃɑ̃/
- \tʁɑ̃.ʃɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tranchant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tranchant in French?
tranchant appears 3.0 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).