pesach

\pɛsax\

/\pɛsax\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pâque juive.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pesach · pesach · French

pesach · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 pesach
PropertyValue
Headwordpesach
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɛsax\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pesach » en français

pesachn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

pesach is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɛsax\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pâque juive.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pesach, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is pesach, spelled P-E-S-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pâque juive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. pesach je jeden z nejoblíbenějších židovských svátků.
  2. v té době právě probíhal svátek Pesach.

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 "pesach"?
"pesach" is spelled P-E-S-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛsax\.
What does "pesach" mean?
As a noun, "pesach" means: Pâque juive.
How do you pronounce "pesach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pesach" is \pɛsax\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pesach" come from?
"pesach" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list