prébendier
\pʁe.bɑ̃.dje\
The verdict
“prébendier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dans la religion catholique, ecclésiastique qui possède un titre auquel est attachée une prébende, c’est-à-dire un revenu fixe.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prébendier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁe.bɑ̃.dje\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prébendier” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
prébendier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁe.bɑ̃.dje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for prébendier, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is prébendier, spelled P-R-É-B-E-N-D-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Dans la religion catholique, ecclésiastique qui possède un titre auquel est attachée une prébende, c’est-à-dire un revenu fixe.
- 2Ecclésiastique qui prend rang au chœur au-dessous des chanoines.
- 3Personne qui jouit des revenus d’une charge ou d’une fonction lucrative.
- 4Pauvre qui vivait grâce à la charité d’une église.
- 5Militaires abusant de leur autorité pour en retirer un avantage.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “prébendier”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-R-É-B-E-N-D-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pʁe.bɑ̃.dje\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.