préconception
\pʁe.kɔ̃.sɛp.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“préconception” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Idée préconçue, formée par avance. Préjugé.
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Index FR-preconception · préconception · French
préconception · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | préconception |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁe.kɔ̃.sɛp.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
préconception is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁe.kɔ̃.sɛp.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Idée préconçue, formée par avance. Préjugé.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for préconception, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is préconception, spelled P-R-É-C-O-N-C-E-P-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Idée préconçue, formée par avance. Préjugé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how préconception appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Soumettre les romans de Sarduy a une analyse structurale sous prétexte quʼil était le contemporain du structuralisme relèverait dʼune préconception stérile des résultats.
This word in other languages
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