příčina
\pr̝̊iːtʃɪna\
The verdict
“příčina” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cause (origine d'une action ou d'un événement).
Corpus desk
Index FR-pricina · příčina · French
příčina · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | příčina |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pr̝̊iːtʃɪna\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
příčina is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pr̝̊iːtʃɪna\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cause (origine d'une action ou d'un événement).".
příčina doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is příčina, spelled P-Ř-Í-Č-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Cause (origine d'une action ou d'un événement).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how příčina appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je to rebel bez příčiny.
Příčina jeho smrti bude známa po pitvě.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.