précédemment
\pʁe.se.da.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“précédemment” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #4,013 in French word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #4,013
- frequency rank, French
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Auparavant, antérieurement.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | précédemment |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \pʁe.se.da.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #4,013 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “précédemment” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for précédemment is 12 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁe.se.da.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #4,013 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Auparavant, antérieurement.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for précédemment, with forms such as "pprécédemment", "prcéédemment", and "precedemment". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is précédemment, spelled P-R-É-C-É-D-E-M-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Auparavant, antérieurement.
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: pprécédemment,prcéédemment,precedemment,prrécédemment,préccédemment,précdéemment,précéddemment,précédememnt,précédement,précédemmennt,précédemmentt,précédemmetn,précédemmnet,précédmement,précéedmment,préécdemment,pércédemment,rpécédemment
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of précédemment - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “précédemment”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-R-É-C-É-D-E-M-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pʁe.se.da.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.