# cliché

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkliː.ʃeɪ/ · frequency rank #22,616

## Definitions
1. Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude.
2. A stereotype (printing plate).

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French cliché.

## Easily confused with
- **click** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cliche-vs-click)
- **Clive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cliche-vs-clive)
- **clicks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cliche-vs-clicks)
- **clinch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cliche-vs-clinch)
- **clique** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cliche-vs-clique)
- **clothe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cliche-vs-clothe)
- **clicked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cliche-vs-clicked)
- **clicker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cliche-vs-clicker)
- **cache** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cache-vs-cliche)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccliché`, `cilché`, `clcihé`, `clicché`, `clichhé`, `clicéh`, `clihcé`, `clliché`, `lciché`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cliche