préalablement

\pʁe.a.la.blə.mɑ̃\

/\pʁe.a.la.blə.mɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“préalablement” has 21 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,560. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,560
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
21
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avant toute autre chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-prealablement · préalablement · French

préalablement · rank #10,560 · 21 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,560
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH provoquant

Nearest frequency peer: provoquant (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “préalablement”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “préalablement” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for préalablement
PropertyValue
Headwordpréalablement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\pʁe.a.la.blə.mɑ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#10,560
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “préalablement” se place dans la fréquence du français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.préalablementse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « provoquant » (#10,559), « préparez » (#10,561), « protagonistes » (#10,558). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around préalablement (IPA \pʁe.a.la.blə.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #10,560 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Avant toute autre chose.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for préalablement, with forms such as "ppréalablement", "praélablement", and "prealablement". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is préalablement, spelled P-R-É-A-L-A-B-L-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avant toute autre chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how préalablement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ce n'est rien d'ordonner des actes, si préalablement on n'est pas maître des pensées ; pour gouverner le monde des corps, il faut dominer celui des esprits.
  2. J’en ai pris une portion avec un bouchon de liége neuf légèrement humecté par la respiration, et j’en ai frotté la surface de la pièce d’argent que je désirais vermeiller après l’avoir préalablement décapée.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppréalablement
  • praélablement
  • prealablement
  • prréalablement
  • préaalblement
  • préalabblement
  • préalabelment
  • préalableemnt
  • préalablemennt
  • préalablementt
  • préalablemetn
  • préalablemment
  • préalablemnet
  • préalabllement
  • préalablmeent
  • préalalbement
  • préalbalement
  • préallablement
  • prélaablement
  • péralablement
  • rpéalablement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of préalablement - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ppréalablement1praélablement2prealablement1prréalablement1préaalblement2préalabblement1préalabelment2préalableemnt2
Edit distance from "préalablement"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "préalablement"?
"préalablement" is spelled P-R-É-A-L-A-B-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁe.a.la.blə.mɑ̃\.
What does "préalablement" mean?
As an adverb, "préalablement" means: Avant toute autre chose.
What are common misspellings of "préalablement"?
Common misspellings include "ppréalablement", "praélablement", "prealablement", "prréalablement", "préaalblement". The correct spelling is "préalablement".
How do you pronounce "préalablement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "préalablement" is \pʁe.a.la.blə.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "préalablement" come from?
"préalablement" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "préalablement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • 21 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list