préadolescence
French, noun/pʁe.a.dɔ.lɛ.sɑ̃s/
préadolescence is spelled P-R-É-A-D-O-L-E-S-C-E-N-C-E (14 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written French, the 190,022nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Préadolescence is a French feminine noun meaning “preadolescence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Période de la vie qui précède immédiatement l'adolescence, et pendant laquelle les transformations physiques…”.
What does préadolescence mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepreadolescence
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Période de la vie qui précède immédiatement l'adolescence, et pendant laquelle les transformations physiques et psychologiques de l'enfant s’accélèrent.
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 préadolescence
- préadolescences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce préadolescence?
- /pʁe.a.dɔ.lɛ.sɑ̃s/
- /pʁe.a.dɔ.le.sɑ̃s/
- \pʁe.a.dɔ.lɛ.sɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is préadolescence in French?
préadolescence appears about once in every 35 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).