prévariquer
\pʁe.va.ʁi.ke\
The verdict
“prévariquer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Transgresser une loi divine, une règle religieuse ou un devoir moral.
Corpus desk
Index FR-prevariquer · prévariquer · French
prévariquer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | prévariquer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pʁe.va.ʁi.ke\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
prévariquer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pʁe.va.ʁi.ke\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for prévariquer, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 prévariquer, spelled P-R-É-V-A-R-I-Q-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Transgresser une loi divine, une règle religieuse ou un devoir moral.
- 2Se rendre coupable de prévarication, trahir les intérêts qu’on est obligé de soutenir dans une charge, un mandat, une fonction.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prévariquer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le Pape estant donc homme, autrement il ne sçauroit estre Pape , il peut prévariquer comme les autres, & il ne faut pas juger absolument qu’une chose soit bonne, précisément parce qu’il la^([sic]) faite, mais il faut examiner s’il la peut faire.
Et ce n’est pas Adam qui fut séduit (par le démon et qui séduisit Ève), mais c’est Ève qui fut séduite (par le démon) et fit prévariquer l’homme.
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.