prééminent
French, adjective/pʁe.e.mi.nɑ̃/
prééminent is spelled P-R-É-É-M-I-N-E-N-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written French, the 122,418th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prééminent is a French adjective meaning “preeminent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est au-dessus des autres choses du même genre, en parlant surtout de caractères moraux”.
What does prééminent mean in English?
adjective
- 1
preeminent
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est au-dessus des autres choses du même genre, en parlant surtout de caractères moraux.
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 prééminent
- prééminente feminine
- prééminents masculine plural
- prééminentes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prééminent?
- /pʁe.e.mi.nɑ̃/
- \pʁe.e.mi.nɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prééminent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prééminent in French?
prééminent appears about once in every 14 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).