proéminent
French, adjective/pʁɔ.e.mi.nɑ̃/
proéminent is spelled P-R-O-É-M-I-N-E-N-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 62,144th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Proéminent is a French adjective meaning “prominent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est plus en relief que ce qui l’environne”.
What does proéminent mean in English?
adjective
- 1
prominent
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est plus en relief que ce qui l’environne.
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 proéminent
- proéminente feminine
- proéminents masculine plural
- proéminentes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce proéminent?
- /pʁɔ.e.mi.nɑ̃/
- \pʁɔ.e.mi.nɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to proéminent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is proéminent in French?
proéminent appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).