pierre précieuse
\pjɛʁ pʁe.sjøz\
The verdict
“pierre précieuse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Une des quatre gemmes suivantes : le diamant, l’émeraude, le rubis et le saphir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pierre-precieuse · pierre précieuse · French
pierre précieuse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | pierre précieuse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pjɛʁ pʁe.sjøz\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pierre précieuse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pierre précieuse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pjɛʁ pʁe.sjøz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Une des quatre gemmes suivantes : le diamant, l’émeraude, le rubis et le saphir.".
No misspelling variants are generated for pierre précieuse in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pierre précieuse, spelled P-I-E-R-R-E- -P-R-É-C-I-E-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1Une des quatre gemmes suivantes : le diamant, l’émeraude, le rubis et le saphir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pierre précieuse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La verrerie des Égyptiens se distinguait également par une grande variété; ils avaient des verres transparents et opaques (ces derniers obtenus grâce à un alliage d’oxydes métalliques) et, plus tard, par l'utilisation de quelques recettes chimiques, ils arrivèrent même à imiter les pierres précieuses.
Je demandai à ma mère d’aller aux vergers cueillir la cerise. On en était aux griottes, rouges comme le sang caillé, translucides comme des pierres précieuses.
This word in other languages
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.