préhensile
French, adjective/pʁe.ɑ̃.sil/
préhensile is spelled P-R-É-H-E-N-S-I-L-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written French, the 164,661st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Préhensile is a French adjective meaning “prehensile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Capable de prendre, de saisir”.
What does préhensile mean in English?
adjective
- 1
prehensile
- 2
having the ability to grip or to be gripped
une rambarde préhensile pour les handicapés: a guardrail for the handicapped to hold onto
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Capable de prendre, de saisir.
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 préhensile
- préhensiles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce préhensile?
- /pʁe.ɑ̃.sil/
- \pʁe.ɑ̃.sil\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to préhensile
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is préhensile in French?
préhensile appears about once in every 26 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).