Which to use
“prêches” is a noun and “précisés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,617
- “prêches” frequency rank
- #38,991
- “précisés” frequency rank
- 82608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prêches | précisés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de prêche. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de préciser. |
Where the eye mixes prêches and précisés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. prêches runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against précisés's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between prêches and précisés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prêches is \pʁɛʃ\ while précisés is \pʁe.si.ze\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82608, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prêches is recorded at frequency rank #43,617, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɛʃ\. précisés is at rank #38,991, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁe.si.ze\.
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 82608, this pair ranks #16,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prêches vs précisés
Shared letters: cprs. Private to "prêches": ehê. Private to "précisés": ié.
"prêches" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "précisés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prêches" for "précisés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "prêches" or "précisés" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "prêches" and "précisés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prêches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "précisés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prêches" and "précisés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prêches vs prêtées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #16,382 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.