classe préparatoire
\klɑs pʁe.pa.ʁa.twaʁ\
The verdict
“classe préparatoire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cycle d’enseignement supérieur préparant aux concours des grandes écoles.
Corpus desk
Index FR-classe-preparatoire · classe préparatoire · French
classe préparatoire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | classe préparatoire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \klɑs pʁe.pa.ʁa.twaʁ\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « classe préparatoire » en français
Rare enough to double-check
classe préparatoire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \klɑs pʁe.pa.ʁa.twaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cycle d’enseignement supérieur préparant aux concours des grandes écoles.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for classe préparatoire, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is classe préparatoire, spelled C-L-A-S-S-E- -P-R-É-P-A-R-A-T-O-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Cycle d’enseignement supérieur préparant aux concours des grandes écoles.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how classe préparatoire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…], il semble que l'on assiste à une recrudescence et un « durcissement » des bizutages, en médecine, mais plus encore dans les classes préparatoires, les écoles d'ingénieurs ou de commerce, et les IUT.
Cette appétence et ses excellents résultats lui ouvrent la porte des classes préparatoires scientifiques – maths sup à la rentrée 1942, maths spé à la rentrée 1943 – dans le prestigieux lycée Louis-le-Grand.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.