colline qui prie

\kɔ.lin ki pʁi\

/\kɔ.lin ki pʁi\/ noun

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 September 3, 2026) - Surnom de la colline de Fourvière à Lyon, en France.

Corpus desk

Index FR-colline-qui-prie · colline qui prie · French

colline qui prie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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 colline qui prie
PropertyValue
Headwordcolline qui prie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.lin ki pʁi\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « colline qui prie » en français

colline qui priereste 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

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

  1. 1
    Surnom de la colline de Fourvière à Lyon, en France.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. L’effet d’optique est presque trompeur mais il s’agit simplement d’un nuage, qui s’est délicatement glissé derrière la colline qui prie, laissant libre cours à l’imagination de nombreux croyants.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list