préoccupation
French, noun/pʁe.ɔ.ky.pa.sjɔ̃/
préoccupation is spelled P-R-É-O-C-C-U-P-A-T-I-O-N (13 letters) and appears 6.6 times per million words in written French, the 9,132nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Préoccupation is a French feminine noun meaning “worry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Disposition d’un esprit tellement occupé d’un objet qu’il ne peut prêter à un autre qu’une moindre attention”.
What does préoccupation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineworry
- 2
femininecares, concern
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Disposition d’un esprit tellement occupé d’un objet qu’il ne peut prêter à un autre qu’une moindre attention. 2. Souci.
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 préoccupation
- préoccupations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce préoccupation?
- /pʁe.ɔ.ky.pa.sjɔ̃/
- \pʁe.ɔ.ky.pa.sjɔ̃\
- [pʁe.ɔ.ky.pa.sjɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to préoccupation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is préoccupation in French?
préoccupation appears 6.6 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).