préadolescent
French, noun\pʁe.a.dɔ.le.sɑ̃\
préadolescent is spelled P-R-É-A-D-O-L-E-S-C-E-N-T (13 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written French, the 190,022nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Préadolescent is a French masculine noun meaning “preadolescent, preteen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Enfant parvenu à la période de la vie qui précède immédiatement l’adolescence”.
What does préadolescent mean in English?
adjective
- 1
preadolescent, preteen
noun
- 1
masculinepreadolescent, preteen
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est dans la dernière partie de l’enfance, avant l’adolescence. 2. Qui concerne ou qui caractérise les dernières années de l’enfance.
noun: 1. Enfant parvenu à la période de la vie qui précède immédiatement l’adolescence.
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 préadolescent
- préadolescente feminine
- préadolescents masculine plural
- préadolescentes feminine plural
- pré-adolescent
- préado
- pré-ado
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce préadolescent?
- \pʁe.a.dɔ.le.sɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is préadolescent in French?
préadolescent 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).