Which to use
“précédés” is a verb and “prêches” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,414
- “précédés” frequency rank
- #43,617
- “prêches” frequency rank
- 77031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | précédés | prêches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de précéder. | Pluriel de prêche. |
Where the eye mixes précédés and prêches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. précédés runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against prêches's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: précédés vs prêches
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: précédés is \pʁe.se.de\ while prêches is \pʁɛʃ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
précédés is recorded at frequency rank #33,414, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁe.se.de\. 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 77031, this pair ranks #29,492 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of précédés vs prêches
Shared letters: cprs. Private to "précédés": dé. Private to "prêches": ehê.
"précédés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "prêches" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "précédés" for "prêches" ever safe?
Which is more common, "précédés" or "prêches"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "précédés" and "prêches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "précédés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prêches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,492 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "précédés" and "prêches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prêches vs prêtées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #29,492 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.