pretiöse

\pʁeˈt͡si̯øːzə\

/\pʁeˈt͡si̯øːzə\/ adj

The verdict

“pretiöse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de pretiös.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pretiose · pretiöse · French

pretiöse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for pretiöse
PropertyValue
Headwordpretiöse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pʁeˈt͡si̯øːzə\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pretiöse » en français

pretiösen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pretiöse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pʁeˈt͡si̯øːzə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for pretiöse in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 pretiöse, spelled P-R-E-T-I-Ö-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de pretiös.
  2. 2
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de pretiös.
  3. 3
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de pretiös.
  4. 4
    Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison faible de pretiös.
  5. 5
    Accusatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de pretiös.
  6. 6
    Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de pretiös.
  7. 7
    Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de pretiös.
  8. 8
    Nominatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de pretiös.
  9. 9
    Nominatif singulier (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison faible de pretiös.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pretiöse"?
"pretiöse" is spelled P-R-E-T-I-Ö-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁeˈt͡si̯øːzə\.
What does "pretiöse" mean?
As an adjective, "pretiöse" means: Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de pretiös.
How do you pronounce "pretiöse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pretiöse" is \pʁeˈt͡si̯øːzə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pretiöse" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list