vigilant
French, adjective/vi.ʒi.lɑ̃/
vigilant is spelled V-I-G-I-L-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written French, the 16,568th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vigilant is a French adjective meaning “vigilant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui veille avec attention”.
What does vigilant mean in English?
adjective
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vigilant
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui veille avec attention.
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 vigilant
- vigilante feminine
- vigilants masculine plural
- vigilantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vigilant?
- /vi.ʒi.lɑ̃/
- \vi.ʒi.lɑ̃\
- [vi.ʒi.lɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vigilant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vigilant in French?
vigilant appears 2.8 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).