prêchi-prêcha
\pʁe.ʃi.pʁɛ.ʃa\
The verdict
“prêchi-prêcha” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sermon moralisateur, ennuyeux et généralement peu efficace.
Corpus desk
Index FR-prechi-precha · prêchi-prêcha · French
prêchi-prêcha · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prêchi-prêcha |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁe.ʃi.pʁɛ.ʃa\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « prêchi-prêcha » en français
Rare enough to double-check
prêchi-prêcha is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁe.ʃi.pʁɛ.ʃa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sermon moralisateur, ennuyeux et généralement peu efficace.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for prêchi-prêcha, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is prêchi-prêcha, spelled P-R-Ê-C-H-I---P-R-Ê-C-H-A.
Definition
- 1Sermon moralisateur, ennuyeux et généralement peu efficace.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prêchi-prêcha appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La vérité, c’est que votre Lamennais était un cagot, et que pour édifier les fidèles, il est tombé, comme tous les curés, dans un absurde prêchi, prêcha. »
Nous n’avons rien à leur dire, et ils n’ont rien à nous dire, si ce n’est un prêchi-prêcha.
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.