Which to use
“prêchent” is a verb and “prêches” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,542
- “prêchent” frequency rank
- #43,617
- “prêches” frequency rank
- 91159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prêchent | prêches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de prêcher. | Pluriel de prêche. |
Same sound, different letters: prêchent vs prêches
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. prêchent runs 8 letters (CCVCCVCC) against prêches's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: prêchent vs prêches
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: prêchent and prêches carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pʁɛʃ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prêchent is recorded at frequency rank #47,542, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɛʃ\. 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 91159, this pair ranks #4,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prêchent vs prêches
Shared letters: cehprê. Private to "prêchent": nt. Private to "prêches": s.
"prêchent" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "prêches" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prêchent" and "prêches" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "prêchent" or "prêches" show up more?
Useful next steps
"prêchent" and "prêches" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "prêchent" 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 #4,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prêchent" and "prêches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prêches vs prêtées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #4,087 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.