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répandu

French, adjective/ʁe.pɑ̃.dy/

répandu is a French adjective meaning “widespread” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of répandre. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Que l’on a répandu ; qui est réparti, distribué”.

What does répandu mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    widespread

  2. 2

    spread-out, scattered

verb

  1. 1

    past participle of répandre

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que l’on a répandu ; qui est réparti, distribué. 2. Courant, habituel un peu partout. 3. Qui a des relations, qui a ses entrées dans la société.

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 répandu

  • répandue feminine
  • répandus masculine plural
  • répandues feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce répandu?

  • /ʁe.pɑ̃.dy/
  • \ʁe.pɑ̃.dy\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to répandu

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is répandu in French?

répandu appears 7.1 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).