prétériter
\pʁe.te.ʁi.te\
The verdict
“prétériter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Désavantager, léser, nuire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-preteriter · prétériter · French
prétériter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | prétériter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pʁe.te.ʁi.te\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « prétériter » en français
Rare enough to double-check
prétériter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pʁe.te.ʁi.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Désavantager, léser, nuire.".
prétériter doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is prétériter, spelled P-R-É-T-É-R-I-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Désavantager, léser, nuire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how prétériter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le sauvetage des passagers de l’« Akademik Chokalskiï » prétérite le ravitaillement de bases de recherche. Le navire chinois venu à son secours est à son tour en difficulté.
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.