préexistence
French, noun\pʁe.ɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s\
préexistence is spelled P-R-É-E-X-I-S-T-E-N-C-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written French, the 138,201st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Préexistence is a French feminine noun meaning “preexistence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Existence antérieure”.
What does préexistence mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepreexistence
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Existence antérieure.
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 préexistence
- préexistences plural
- pré-existence
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce préexistence?
- \pʁe.ɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to préexistence
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is préexistence in French?
préexistence appears about once in every 18 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).