prêchi-prêcha

\pʁe.ʃi.pʁɛ.ʃa\

/\pʁe.ʃi.pʁɛ.ʃa\/ noun

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.

Key facts for prêchi-prêcha
PropertyValue
Headwordprêchi-prêcha
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁe.ʃi.pʁɛ.ʃa\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « prêchi-prêcha » en français

prêchi-prêchareste 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

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

  1. 1
    Sermon moralisateur, ennuyeux et généralement peu efficace.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 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. »
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prêchi-prêcha"?
"prêchi-prêcha" is spelled P-R-Ê-C-H-I---P-R-Ê-C-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁe.ʃi.pʁɛ.ʃa\.
What does "prêchi-prêcha" mean?
As a noun, "prêchi-prêcha" means: Sermon moralisateur, ennuyeux et généralement peu efficace.
How do you pronounce "prêchi-prêcha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prêchi-prêcha" is \pʁe.ʃi.pʁɛ.ʃa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prêchi-prêcha" come from?
"prêchi-prêcha" 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