préoccuper

\pʁe.ɔ.ky.pe\

/\pʁe.ɔ.ky.pe\/ verb

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The verdict

“préoccuper” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,007. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,007
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Occuper fortement l’esprit ; l’absorber tout entier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-preoccuper · préoccuper · French

préoccuper · rank #15,007 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,007
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH protectrice

Nearest frequency peer: protectrice (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « préoccuper »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « préoccuper » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

préoccuper vs préoccupés
80% similar
préoccuper vs préoccupé
80% similar
préoccuper vs préoccupée
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for préoccuper
PropertyValue
Headwordpréoccuper
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pʁe.ɔ.ky.pe\
Letters10
Frequency rank#15,007
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « préoccuper »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.préoccuperse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « protectrice » (#15,006), « présidée » (#15,008), « prolifération » (#15,005). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « préoccuper » est au #15,007. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around préoccuper (IPA \pʁe.ɔ.ky.pe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,007 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for préoccuper, with forms such as "ppréoccuper", "preoccuper", and "proéccuper". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "préoccupés", "préoccupé", "préoccupée", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is préoccuper, spelled P-R-É-O-C-C-U-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Occuper fortement l’esprit ; l’absorber tout entier.
  2. 2
    Inquiéter ; donner du souci.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how préoccuper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le problème est d'ailleurs des plus complexes : ce n'est pas seulement l’alimentation du vieillard bien portant ou malade qui doit préoccuper le gériatre, mais aussi celle de l'adulte sain dès le cap de la cinquantaine, véritable âge critique […].
  2. En un mot, il n'y avait pas de Zodiaque égyptien; et on le conçoit aisément, puisque les Égyptiens, peu curieux de suivre la marche des planètes, ne se préoccupaient pas de leur route oblique et avaient adopté une année réglée sur le lever des constellations équatoriales.

This word in other languages

agitate(English)preocupar(Español)beängstigen(Deutsch)inquietar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppréoccuper
  • preoccuper
  • proéccuper
  • prréoccuper
  • précocuper
  • préoccpuer
  • préoccuepr
  • préoccuperr
  • préoccupper
  • préoccupre
  • préocucper
  • préocuper
  • péroccuper
  • rpéoccuper

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of préoccuper - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ppréoccuper1preoccuper1proéccuper2prréoccuper1précocuper2préoccpuer2préoccuepr2préoccuperr1
Edit distance from "préoccuper"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "préoccuper"?
"préoccuper" is spelled P-R-É-O-C-C-U-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁe.ɔ.ky.pe\.
What does "préoccuper" mean?
As a verb, "préoccuper" means: Occuper fortement l’esprit ; l’absorber tout entier.
What words are commonly confused with "préoccuper"?
"préoccuper" is commonly confused with "préoccupés", "préoccupé", "préoccupée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "préoccuper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "préoccuper" is \pʁe.ɔ.ky.pe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "préoccuper" come from?
"préoccuper" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "préoccuper", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

préventive#15,009pseudonyme#15,010périodique#15,013renouvelle#15,019

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

positionner14 variantsrepêchage14 variantspacifiques14 variantsobservées14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list