Which to use
“prêche” is a noun and “prêchent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,386
- “prêche” frequency rank
- #47,542
- “prêchent” frequency rank
- 69928
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prêche | prêchent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Discours, sermon tenu devant une assemblée de croyants dans un but d’enseignement, d’édification. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de prêcher. |
Same sound, different letters: prêche vs prêchent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - prêche and prêchent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: prêche and prêchent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pʁɛʃ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “prêche” sits inside “prêchent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prêche is recorded at frequency rank #22,386, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɛʃ\. prêchent is at rank #47,542, tagged as averb, 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 69928, this pair ranks #53,282 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prêche vs prêchent
Shared letters: cehprê. Private to "prêche": -. Private to "prêchent": nt.
"prêche" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "prêchent" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "prêche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prêchent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,282 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prêche" and "prêchent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prêchent vs prêches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #53,282 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.