payant
French, adjective/pɛ.jɑ̃/
payant is a French adjective meaning “paying, which pays” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of payer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui paie : qui doit payer pour bénéficier du service”.
What does payant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
paying, which pays
- 2
not free, not free of charge, nonfree, that costs money, that charges money, paid (as in paid service)
- 3
fruitful, that pays off
verb
- 1
present participle of payer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui paie : qui doit payer pour bénéficier du service. 2. Pour lequel on doit payer, non gratuit. 3. Qui paie : lucratif.
noun: 1. (Par dérivation impropre) Ce qui est payant.
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 payant
- payante feminine
- payants masculine plural
- payantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce payant?
- /pɛ.jɑ̃/
- /pe.jɑ̃/
- \pɛ.jɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is payant in French?
payant appears 11 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).