prééminence
French, noun/pʁe.e.mi.nɑ̃s/
prééminence is spelled P-R-É-É-M-I-N-E-N-C-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 41,186th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prééminence is a French feminine noun meaning “preeminence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Avantage, prérogative, supériorité qu’on a sur les autres, en ce qui regarde la dignité et le rang”.
What does prééminence mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepreeminence
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Avantage, prérogative, supériorité qu’on a sur les autres, en ce qui regarde la dignité et le rang.
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 prééminence
- prééminences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prééminence?
- /pʁe.e.mi.nɑ̃s/
- \pʁe.e.mi.nɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prééminence
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prééminence in French?
prééminence appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).