de préférence
\də pʁe.fe.ʁɑ̃s\
The verdict
“de préférence” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plutôt.
Corpus desk
Index FR-de-preference · de préférence · French
de préférence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | de préférence |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \də pʁe.fe.ʁɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
de préférence is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \də pʁe.fe.ʁɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plutôt.".
Zero misspellings are on record for de préférence in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is de préférence, spelled D-E- -P-R-É-F-É-R-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Plutôt.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how de préférence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce coin de l’ancien Paris, échappé à la pioche des démolisseurs, confine au pays Latin, mais les étudiants le dédaignent et se cantonnent de préférence aux environs du Luxembourg.
Les yaourts se font de préférence avec du lait de vache entier ou bio. […]. S'il s'agit de lait UHT, vous pourrez conserver vos yaourts faits maison pendant une semaine.
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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.