précoces

\pʁe.kɔs\

/\pʁe.kɔs\/ adj

The verdict

“précoces” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,737. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,737
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-precoces · précoces · French

précoces · rank #21,737 · 13 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,737
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH préalables

Nearest frequency peer: préalables (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « précoces »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « précoces » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

précoces vs procès
63% similar
précoces vs prémices
75% similar
précoces vs préposés
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for précoces
PropertyValue
Headwordprécoces
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pʁe.kɔs\
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,737
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « précoces »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).précocesse 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 « préalables » (#21,736), « préférais » (#21,738), « prospérer » (#21,735). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « précoces » est au #21,737. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around précoces (IPA \pʁe.kɔs\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,737 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de précoce.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for précoces, with forms such as "pprécoces", "prcéoces", and "precoces". 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. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "procès", "prémices", "préposés", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is précoces, spelled P-R-É-C-O-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de précoce.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La tendance antisociale, ou délinquance, trouve ses racines dans ces carences précoces et est comme des appels au secours de jeunes qui, pendant un temps long et indéterminé, ont connu la douleur du sentiment de solitude.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pprécoces
  • prcéoces
  • precoces
  • prrécoces
  • préccoces
  • préccoes
  • précocces
  • précocess
  • précocse
  • précoecs
  • préocces
  • pércoces
  • rpécoces

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pprécoces1prcéoces2precoces1prrécoces1préccoces1préccoes2précocces1précocess1
Edit distance from "précoces"

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 "précoces"?
"précoces" is spelled P-R-É-C-O-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁe.kɔs\.
What does "précoces" mean?
As an adjective, "précoces" means: Pluriel de précoce.
What words are commonly confused with "précoces"?
"précoces" is commonly confused with "procès", "prémices", "préposés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "précoces"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "précoces" is \pʁe.kɔs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "précoces" come from?
"précoces" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list