préoccuper
French, verb/pʁe.ɔ.ky.pe/
préoccuper is spelled P-R-É-O-C-C-U-P-E-R (10 letters) and appears 3.3 times per million words in written French, the 14,875th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Préoccuper is a French verb meaning “to concern, preoccupy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Occuper fortement l’esprit ; l’absorber tout entier”.
What does préoccuper mean in English?
verb
- 1
to concern, preoccupy
- 2
to be concerned, preoccupied
- 3
to care
Ma maman est la seule qui s'en préoccupe.
- 4
to mind, to be bothered
Vous empochez les pilules de l'homme endormi. L'homme ne s'en préoccupe pas. De toute façon, vous en avez probablement plus besoin que lui.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Occuper fortement l’esprit ; l’absorber tout entier. 2. Inquiéter ; donner du 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 préoccuper
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- préoccupant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- préoccupé participle past
- préoccupe first-person indicative present
- préoccupes indicative present second-person
- préoccupons first-person indicative plural
- préoccupez indicative plural present
- préoccupent indicative plural present
- préoccupais first-person imperfect indicative
- préoccupait imperfect indicative singular
- préoccupions first-person imperfect indicative
- préoccupiez imperfect indicative plural
- préoccupaient imperfect indicative plural
- préoccupai first-person historic indicative
- préoccupas historic indicative past
- préoccupa historic indicative past
- préoccupâmes first-person historic indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce préoccuper?
- /pʁe.ɔ.ky.pe/
- \pʁe.ɔ.ky.pe\
- [pʁe.ɔ.ky.pe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to préoccuper
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is préoccuper in French?
préoccuper appears 3.3 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).