préalablement
French, adverb/pʁe.a.la.blə.mɑ̃/
préalablement is spelled P-R-É-A-L-A-B-L-E-M-E-N-T (13 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written French, the 10,464th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Préalablement is a French adverb meaning “beforehand, first” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Avant toute autre chose”.
What does préalablement mean in English?
adverb
- 1
beforehand, first
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Avant toute autre chose.
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.
How do you pronounce préalablement?
- /pʁe.a.la.blə.mɑ̃/
- \pʁe.a.la.blə.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to préalablement
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is préalablement in French?
préalablement appears 5.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).