Which to use
“prêche” is a noun and “prévue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,386
- “prêche” frequency rank
- #3,561
- “prévue” frequency rank
- 25947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prêche | prévue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Discours, sermon tenu devant une assemblée de croyants dans un but d’enseignement, d’édification. | Féminin singulier de prévu. |
Where the eye mixes prêche and prévue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. prêche (CCVCCV) and prévue (CCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses prêche with prévue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prêche is \pʁɛʃ\ while prévue is \pʁe.vy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25947, 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\. prévue is at rank #3,561, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁe.vy\.
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 25947, this pair ranks #337,954 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prêche vs prévue
Shared letters: epr. Private to "prêche": chê. Private to "prévue": uvé.
"prêche" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "prévue" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prêche" for "prévue" ever safe?
Frequency check: "prêche" vs "prévue" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "prêche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prévue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #337,954 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prêche" and "prévue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prêche vs prêchent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #337,954 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.