intéressant
French, adjective/ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.sɑ̃/
intéressant is a French adjective meaning “interesting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of intéresser. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui intéresse ; qui suscite l’intérêt”.
What does intéressant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
interesting
Il faut que je parle avec les invités de quelque chose d'intéressant.
verb
- 1
present participle of intéresser
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui intéresse ; qui suscite l’intérêt.
noun: 1. Personne intéressante ou qui se croit telle.
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 intéressant
- intéressante feminine
- intéressants masculine plural
- intéressantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce intéressant?
- /ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.sɑ̃/
- /ɛ̃.te.ʁe.sɑ̃/
- \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.sɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to intéressant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is intéressant in French?
intéressant appears 58 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).