présupposition
\pʁe.sy.po.zi.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“présupposition” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hypothèse de base.
Corpus desk
Index FR-presupposition · présupposition · French
présupposition · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | présupposition |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁe.sy.po.zi.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « présupposition » en français
Rare enough to double-check
présupposition is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁe.sy.po.zi.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for présupposition, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is présupposition, spelled P-R-É-S-U-P-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Hypothèse de base.
- 2Supposition préalable.
- 3En linguistique, déduction d’une information à partir d'un énoncé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how présupposition appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La recherche scientifique repose sur des présuppositions.
Sa présupposition est absurde.
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.