préretraite
French, noun/pʁe.ʁə.tʁɛt/
préretraite is spelled P-R-É-R-E-T-R-A-I-T-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written French, the 78,246th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Préretraite is a French feminine noun meaning “early retirement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Retraite anticipée, départ à la retraite avant l’âge usuel”.
What does préretraite mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineearly retirement
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Retraite anticipée, départ à la retraite avant l’âge usuel. 2. Allocation reçue par les préretraités.
adjective: 1. Relatif à une personne en préretraite.
noun: 1. Personne en préretraite, personne ayant pris sa retraite avant l’âge usuel, soit par choix, soit pour raisons médicales.
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 préretraite
- préretraites plural
- préretraités plural masculine
- préretraitée singular feminine
- préretraitées plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce préretraite?
- /pʁe.ʁə.tʁɛt/
- \pʁeʁ.tʁɛt\
- \pʁe.ʁ(ə).tʁɛ.te\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is préretraite in French?
préretraite appears about once in every 6 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).