présence

\pʁe.zɑ̃s\

/\pʁe.zɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“présence” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #745 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#745
frequency rank, French
8
letters
13
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Existence d’une personne dans un lieu donné.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

présence vs présent
75% similar
présence vs présente
88% similar
présence vs présents
75% similar

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

Key facts for présence
PropertyValue
Headwordprésence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁe.zɑ̃s\
Letters8
Frequency rank#745
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “présence” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). présence lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for présence is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁe.zɑ̃s\. Corpus data places it at rank #745 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for présence, with forms such as "pprésence", "presence", and "prrésence". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "présent", "présente", "présents", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is présence, spelled P-R-É-S-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Existence d’une personne dans un lieu donné.
  2. 2
    Existence d’une personne au lieu de son domicile.
  3. 3
    Résidence habituelle d’une personne dans le ressort d’une cour d’appel.
  4. 4
    Manifestation ou sentiment de la présence de quelqu'un ou de quelque chose.
  5. 5
    Ubiquité de Dieu.
  6. 6
    Ce qui semble nous accompagner, en parlant des choses.
  7. 7
    Existence dans un corps d’une substance que l’on découvre par l’examen ou l’analyse.

This word in other languages

presence(English)presencia(Español)Anwesenheit(Deutsch)presença(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pprésence,presence,prrésence,prséence,préesnce,présecne,présencce,présenec,présennce,présnece,préssence,pérsence,rpésence

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of présence - 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.

pprésence1presence1prrésence1prséence2préesnce2présecne2présencce1présenec2
Edit distance from "présence"

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 "présence"?
"présence" is spelled P-R-É-S-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁe.zɑ̃s\.
What does "présence" mean?
As a noun, "présence" means: Existence d’une personne dans un lieu donné.
What words are commonly confused with "présence"?
"présence" is commonly confused with "présent", "présente", "présents". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "présence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "présence" is \pʁe.zɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "présence" come from?
"présence" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “présence”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-R-É-S-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pʁe.zɑ̃s\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “présent” - see the side-by-side comparison. présence vs présent
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list