Which to use
“prêches” and “preuves” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,617
- “prêches” frequency rank
- #2,540
- “preuves” frequency rank
- 46157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prêches | preuves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de prêche. | Pluriel de preuve. |
Where the eye mixes prêches and preuves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. prêches (CCVCCVC) and preuves (CCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between prêches and preuves
A purely visual mix-up. prêches (\pʁɛʃ\) and preuves (\pʁœv\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46157, 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\. preuves is at rank #2,540, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁœv\.
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 46157, this pair ranks #197,143 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prêches vs preuves
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "prêches": chê. Private to "preuves": uv.
"prêches" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "preuves" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- preuves ← peruves · ppreuves · preuevs · preuvess · preuvse · preuvves · prevues · prreuves
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prêches" for "preuves" ever safe?
Frequency check: "prêches" vs "preuves" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "prêches" and "preuves" 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 "preuves" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #197,143 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prêches" and "preuves" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prêches vs prêtées". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #197,143 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.