préaux

\pʁe.o\

/\pʁe.o\/ noun

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The verdict

“préaux” is uncommon French (frequency #66,259 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,259
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de préau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-preaux · préaux · French

préaux · rank #66,259 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,259
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH providentielle

Nearest frequency peer: providentielle (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « préaux »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « préaux » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for préaux
PropertyValue
Headwordpréaux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁe.o\
Letters6
Frequency rank#66,259
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « préaux » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).préauxtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « providentielle » (#66,258), « publierons » (#66,261), « Publius » (#66,262). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « préaux » est au #66,259. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

préaux is uncommon French at frequency #66,259 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁe.o\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de préau.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for préaux, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is préaux, spelled P-R-É-A-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de préau.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les préaux doivent être bien exposés à la lumière et à l’air.

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 "préaux"?
"préaux" is spelled P-R-É-A-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁe.o\.
What does "préaux" mean?
As a noun, "préaux" means: Pluriel de préau.
How do you pronounce "préaux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "préaux" is \pʁe.o\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "préaux" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rangea#66,275ransom#66,277porcin#66,240ratera#66,280

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list