prepossession
\ˌpriː.pəˈzɛ.ʃən\
The verdict
“prepossession” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Préjugé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-prepossession · prepossession · French
prepossession · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prepossession |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˌpriː.pəˈzɛ.ʃən\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
prepossession is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˌpriː.pəˈzɛ.ʃən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Préjugé.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for prepossession in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is prepossession, spelled P-R-E-P-O-S-S-E-S-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Préjugé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how prepossession appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Whoever approaches the question without prepossessions will find that such monopolies lead to a more sparing use of those mineral resources that are at man's disposal only in a rather limited quantity. — (Cartels, Monopolies and Liberalism)
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.