prépa
French, noun\pʁe.pa\
prépa is spelled P-R-É-P-A (5 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written French, the 13,759th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prépa is a French feminine noun meaning “Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles (CPGE)”.
What does prépa mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineClasse préparatoire aux grandes écoles
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles (CPGE). 2. Préparation.
noun: 1. Préparateur.
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 prépa
- prépas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prépa?
- \pʁe.pa\
- [pʁe.pa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is prépa in French?
prépa appears 3.7 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).