précurseurs
\pʁe.kyʁ.sœʁ\
The verdict
“précurseurs” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,383. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,383
- frequency rank, French
- 6,826
- “P” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de précurseur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-precurseurs · précurseurs · French
précurseurs · rank #22,383 · 18 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #22,383
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 18 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,826
- PHOTO-FINISH préceptes
Nearest frequency peer: préceptes (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “précurseurs”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- provision
provision
77,621 corpus weight
- provoqués
provoqués
77,620 corpus weight
- préceptes
préceptes
77,619 corpus weight
- précurseurs
précurseurs
77,618 corpus weight
- présider
présider
77,617 corpus weight
- prévenue
prévenue
77,616 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “précurseurs” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | précurseurs |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pʁe.kyʁ.sœʁ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #22,383 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “précurseurs” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around précurseurs (IPA \pʁe.kyʁ.sœʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,383 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de précurseur.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for précurseurs, with forms such as "pprécurseurs", "prcéurseurs", and "precurseurs". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "procureurs", "précurseur", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists 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 précurseurs, spelled P-R-É-C-U-R-S-E-U-R-S.
Definition
- 1Masculin pluriel de précurseur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how précurseurs appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une semaine, le ciel se désencotonne ; mais parfois, lorsque transparaît faiblement dans les brumes un soleil exténué, quelques flocons vagabondent encore, de ci, de là, retardataires ou précurseurs.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- pprécurseurs
- prcéurseurs
- precurseurs
- prrécurseurs
- préccurseurs
- précruseurs
- précuresurs
- précurrseurs
- précurserus
- précurseurrs
- précurseurss
- précurseusr
- précursseurs
- précursuers
- précusreurs
- préucrseurs
- pércurseurs
- rpécurseurs
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of précurseurs - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "précurseurs", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "précurseurs". Here's where to go from here.
- "précurseurs" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "procureurs". View pair
- 18 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #22,383 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.