proximités

\pʁɔk.si.mi.te\

/\pʁɔk.si.mi.te\/ noun

The verdict

“proximités” is uncommon French (frequency #77,823 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,823
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de proximité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-proximites · proximités · French

proximités · rank #77,823 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,823
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH prove

Nearest frequency peer: prove (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « proximités »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « proximités » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for proximités
PropertyValue
Headwordproximités
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁɔk.si.mi.te\
Letters10
Frequency rank#77,823
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « proximités » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.proximitéstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « prove » (#77,822), « précipitées » (#77,824), « préfigurent » (#77,825). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « proximités » est au #77,823. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

proximités is uncommon French at frequency #77,823 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁɔk.si.mi.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de proximité.".

Zero misspellings are on record for proximités in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is proximités, spelled P-R-O-X-I-M-I-T-É-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de proximité.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Elle est fortement liée aux proximités organisationnelle et sociale.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "proximités"?
"proximités" is spelled P-R-O-X-I-M-I-T-É-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔk.si.mi.te\.
What does "proximités" mean?
As a noun, "proximités" means: Pluriel de proximité.
How do you pronounce "proximités"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "proximités" is \pʁɔk.si.mi.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "proximités" come from?
"proximités" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "proximités", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list