vicariant
French, adjective/vi.ka.ʁjɑ̃/
vicariant is spelled V-I-C-A-R-I-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 79 million words in written French, the 279,127th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vicariant is a French adjective meaning “vicariant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui remplace quelque chose d’autre”.
What does vicariant mean in English?
adjective
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vicariant
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui remplace quelque chose d’autre. 2. Qualifie une espèce, animale ou végétale, qui remplace une espèce voisine dans la même niche écologique. 3. Qui est appris indirectement, en marge du discours du maître proprement dit. 4. Qui éprouve des émotions d’autres personnes par proximité avec celles-ci.
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 vicariant
- vicariante feminine
- vicariants masculine plural
- vicariantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vicariant?
- /vi.ka.ʁjɑ̃/
- \vi.ka.ʁjɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is vicariant in French?
vicariant appears about once in every 79 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).