prééminence
\pʁe.e.mi.nɑ̃s\
The verdict
“prééminence” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #41,472 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #41,472
- frequency rank, French
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Avantage, prérogative, supériorité qu’on a sur les autres, en ce qui regarde la dignité et le rang.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prééminence |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁe.e.mi.nɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #41,472 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prééminence” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for prééminence is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁe.e.mi.nɑ̃s\. Corpus data places it at rank #41,472 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Avantage, prérogative, supériorité qu’on a sur les autres, en ce qui regarde la dignité et le rang.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for prééminence, with forms such as "pprééminence", "preeminence", and "prrééminence". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is prééminence, spelled P-R-É-É-M-I-N-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Avantage, prérogative, supériorité qu’on a sur les autres, en ce qui regarde la dignité et le rang.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: pprééminence,preeminence,prrééminence,préminence,préméinence,prééimnence,préémiennce,prééminecne,prééminencce,prééminenec,prééminennce,prééminnece,prééminnence,préémminence,préémnience,péréminence,rpééminence
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prééminence - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “prééminence”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-R-É-É-M-I-N-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pʁe.e.mi.nɑ̃s\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.