preachy
"preachy" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“preachy” is uncommon English (frequency #61,040 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,040
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tending toward excessive moralization.
Corpus desk
Index EN-preachy · preachy · English
preachy · rank #61,040 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,040
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH prashant
Nearest frequency peer: prashant (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “preachy”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- pouty
pouty
38,964 corpus weight
- Prabhu
Prabhu
38,963 corpus weight
- prashant
prashant
38,962 corpus weight
- preachy
preachy
38,961 corpus weight
- preserver
preserver
38,960 corpus weight
- prolongation
prolongation
38,957 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “preachy” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | preachy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #61,040 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “preachy” in English
Rare enough to double-check
preachy is uncommon English at frequency #61,040 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tending toward excessive moralization.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for preachy in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From preach + -y. The correct English form is preachy, spelled P-R-E-A-C-H-Y.
Definition
- 1Tending toward excessive moralization.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how preachy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
My old fussbudget aunt had a very preachy manner and would prattle on about the dangers of alcohol and other vices.
Etymology
From preach + -y.
Synonyms
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).