prévu
French, adjective/pʁe.vy/
prévu is spelled P-R-É-V-U (5 letters) and appears 60 times per million words in written French, the 1,396th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prévu is a French adjective meaning “planned, expected” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of prévoir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a été prévu, à quoi l’on s’attend”.
What does prévu mean in English?
adjective
- 1
planned, expected
verb
- 1
past participle of prévoir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a été prévu, à quoi l’on s’attend.
noun: 1. Ce qui est prévu.
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 prévu
- prévue feminine
- prévus masculine plural
- prévues feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prévu?
- /pʁe.vy/
- \pʁe.vy\
- [pʁe.vy]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prévu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prévu in French?
prévu appears 60 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).