préformation
French, noun\pʁe.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\
préformation is spelled P-R-É-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 119,721st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Préformation is a French feminine noun meaning “preformation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de préformer”.
What does préformation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepreformation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de préformer. 2. Formation préliminaire.
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 préformation
- préformations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce préformation?
- \pʁe.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is préformation in French?
préformation appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).