pronominal

\pʁɔ.nɔ.mi.nal\

/\pʁɔ.nɔ.mi.nal\/ adj

The verdict

“pronominal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif au pronom, qui est de la nature du pronom.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pronominal · pronominal · French

pronominal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for pronominal
PropertyValue
Headwordpronominal
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pʁɔ.nɔ.mi.nal\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pronominal » en français

pronominalreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pronominal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pʁɔ.nɔ.mi.nal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif au pronom, qui est de la nature du pronom.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pronominal, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is pronominal, spelled P-R-O-N-O-M-I-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif au pronom, qui est de la nature du pronom.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pronominal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Verbe pronominal.
  2. Le Premier ministre le déclare sans ambages : «Nous avons concerté. Concerter, ce n’est pas négocier.» La franchise d’Edouard Philippe est d’autant plus éloquente qu’il rompt avec l’usage pronominal du verbe par cet emploi… absolu.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pronominal"?
"pronominal" is spelled P-R-O-N-O-M-I-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.nɔ.mi.nal\.
What does "pronominal" mean?
As an adjective, "pronominal" means: Relatif au pronom, qui est de la nature du pronom.
How do you pronounce "pronominal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pronominal" is \pʁɔ.nɔ.mi.nal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pronominal" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list