trépidant
French, adjective/tʁe.pi.dɑ̃/
trépidant is spelled T-R-É-P-I-D-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written French, the 95,695th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trépidant is a French adjective meaning “hectic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of trépider. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est en proie à une continuelle agitation”.
What does trépidant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hectic
verb
- 1
present participle of trépider
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est en proie à une continuelle agitation.
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 trépidant
- trépidante feminine
- trépidants masculine plural
- trépidantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trépidant?
- /tʁe.pi.dɑ̃/
- \tʁe.pi.dɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to trépidant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is trépidant in French?
trépidant appears about once in every 9 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).