poached

/pəʊtʃt/

//pəʊtʃt// verb

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"poached" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“poached” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,421. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,421
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of poach

Corpus desk

Index EN-poached · poached · English

poached · rank #29,421 · 10 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,421
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH picker

Nearest frequency peer: picker (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “poached”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “poached” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

poached vs punched
71% similar
poached vs psyched
71% similar
poached vs pouches
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for poached
PropertyValue
Headwordpoached
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pəʊtʃt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,421
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “poached”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).poachedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “picker” (#29,420), “precautionary” (#29,422), “Phuket” (#29,418). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “poached” is #29,421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around poached (IPA /pəʊtʃt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,421 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of poach".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for poached, with forms such as "opached", "paoched", and "poacched". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "punched", "psyched", "pouches", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is poached, spelled P-O-A-C-H-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of poach

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opached
  • paoched
  • poacched
  • poacehd
  • poachde
  • poachedd
  • poachhed
  • poahced
  • pocahed
  • ppoached

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of poached - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

opached2paoched2poacched1poacehd2poachde2poachedd1poachhed1poahced2
Edit distance from "poached"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "poached"?
"poached" is spelled P-O-A-C-H-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /pəʊtʃt/.
What does "poached" mean?
As a verb, "poached" means: simple past and past participle of poach
What words are commonly confused with "poached"?
"poached" is commonly confused with "punched", "psyched", "pouches". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "poached"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poached" is /pəʊtʃt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poached" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "poached", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

preside#29,424peering#29,413panting#29,411palazzo#29,410

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

recessed10 variantsMinerva10 variantsMenzies10 variantssprawl10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list