préfectoral
French, adjective\pʁe.fɛk.tɔ.ʁal\
préfectoral is spelled P-R-É-F-E-C-T-O-R-A-L (11 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,887th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Préfectoral is a French adjective meaning “prefectural” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a rapport à une préfecture, à un préfet”.
What does préfectoral mean in English?
adjective
- 1
prefectural
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a rapport à une préfecture, à un préfet.
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 préfectoral
- préfectorale feminine
- préfectoraux masculine plural
- préfectorales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce préfectoral?
- \pʁe.fɛk.tɔ.ʁal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is préfectoral in French?
préfectoral appears 1.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).