preuve
French, noun/pʁœv/
preuve is spelled P-R-E-U-V-E (6 letters) and appears 89 times per million words in written French, the 941st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Preuve is a French feminine noun meaning “evidence, proof” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ce qui établit la véracité d’une proposition ou d’un fait”.
What does preuve mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineevidence, proof
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ce qui établit la véracité d’une proposition ou d’un fait. 2. Ensemble de titres, d'extraits, de pièces que l’on met à la fin d’une histoire ou d’un autre ouvrage, pour prouver la vérité des faits qui y sont avancés. 3. L'ensemble des témoignages, pièces à conviction, etc., présentés au tribunal par l'une des parties à un litige. 4. Marque, signe, témoignage.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of preuve
- preuves plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce preuve?
- /pʁœv/
- \pʁœv\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to preuve
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is preuve in French?
preuve appears 89 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).