preu
\pʁø\
The verdict
“preu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Premier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-preu · preu · French
preu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | preu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁø\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « preu » en français
Rare enough to double-check
preu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for preu in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is preu, spelled P-R-E-U.
Definition
- 1Premier.
- 2Le premier à jouer, dans les jeux, en langage d’écolier.
- 3Premier étage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how preu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il était le premier en dissertation, mon père n'était que le second, mais mon père redevenait le preu en vers latins.
Il n'y a pas de danger qu'on le renvoie, lui le preu des tourneurs de la capitale.
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.