colline qui prie

\kɔ.lin ki pʁi\

/\kɔ.lin ki pʁi\/ noun

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The verdict

“colline qui prie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Surnom de la colline de Fourvière à Lyon, en France.

Key facts for colline qui prie
PropertyValue
Headwordcolline qui prie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.lin ki pʁi\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “colline qui prie” sits in French frequency

colline qui prie falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

colline qui prie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.lin ki pʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Surnom de la colline de Fourvière à Lyon, en France.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for colline qui prie, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is colline qui prie, spelled C-O-L-L-I-N-E- -Q-U-I- -P-R-I-E.

Definition

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    Surnom de la colline de Fourvière à Lyon, en France.

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 "colline qui prie"?
"colline qui prie" is spelled C-O-L-L-I-N-E- -Q-U-I- -P-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.lin ki pʁi\.
What does "colline qui prie" mean?
As a noun, "colline qui prie" means: Surnom de la colline de Fourvière à Lyon, en France.
How do you pronounce "colline qui prie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colline qui prie" is \kɔ.lin ki pʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colline qui prie" come from?
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Using “colline qui prie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-L-L-I-N-E- -Q-U-I- -P-R-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔ.lin ki pʁi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list