préconception
French, noun/pʁe.kɔ̃.sɛp.sjɔ̃/
préconception is spelled P-R-É-C-O-N-C-E-P-T-I-O-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 55 million words in written French, the 234,192nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Préconception is a French feminine noun meaning “preconception, preconceived notion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Idée préconçue, formée par avance. Préjugé”.
What does préconception mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepreconception, preconceived notion
Near-synonyms: a priori, préjugé
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Idée préconçue, formée par avance. Préjugé.
noun: 1. Période qui précède la conception (dans tous les sens de ce terme).
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.
Forms of préconception
- préconceptions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce préconception?
- /pʁe.kɔ̃.sɛp.sjɔ̃/
- \pʁe.kɔ̃.sɛp.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to préconception
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is préconception in French?
préconception appears about once in every 55 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).