preux
French, adjective/pʁø/
preux is spelled P-R-E-U-X (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 39,210th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Preux is a French adjective meaning “valiant; brave; doughty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Brave, hardi, vaillant, valeureux”.
What does preux mean in English?
adjective
- 1
valiant; brave; doughty
preux chevalier
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Chevalier. 2. Valeureux chevalier. 3. Contremaitre dans le domaine de la peinture en bâtiment.
adjective: 1. Brave, hardi, vaillant, valeureux.
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 preux
- preuse feminine
- preuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce preux?
- /pʁø/
- \pʁø\
- [pʁø]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to preux
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is preux in French?
preux appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).