prévarication
\pʁe.va.ʁi.ka.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“prévarication” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Grave manquement d’un fonctionnaire, d’un homme d’État, d’un juge… aux devoirs de sa charge.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prévarication |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁe.va.ʁi.ka.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prévarication” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
prévarication is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁe.va.ʁi.ka.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
prévarication has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is prévarication, spelled P-R-É-V-A-R-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Grave manquement d’un fonctionnaire, d’un homme d’État, d’un juge… aux devoirs de sa charge.
- 2Acte de mauvaise foi commis dans une gestion.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “prévarication”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-R-É-V-A-R-I-C-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pʁe.va.ʁi.ka.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.