Which to use
“pêches” and “prêches” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,733
- “pêches” frequency rank
- #43,617
- “prêches” frequency rank
- 59350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pêches | prêches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pêche. | Pluriel de prêche. |
Where the eye mixes pêches and prêches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. pêches (\pɛʃ\) and prêches (\pʁɛʃ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pêches is recorded at frequency rank #15,733, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛʃ\. prêches is at rank #43,617, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɛʃ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 59350, this pair ranks #103,653 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pêches vs prêches
Shared letters: cehpsê. Private to "pêches": -. Private to "prêches": r.
"pêches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "prêches" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC