stache
/stɑːʃ/
"stache" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“stache” is uncommon English (frequency #58,385 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,385
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A moustache.
Corpus desk
Index EN-stache · stache · English
stache · rank #58,385 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,385
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH stabler
Nearest frequency peer: stabler (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “stache”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- squier
squier
41,619 corpus weight
- stabler
stabler
41,617 corpus weight
- stache
stache
41,616 corpus weight
- stammering
stammering
41,615 corpus weight
- startlingly
startlingly
41,614 corpus weight
- Steinmetz
Steinmetz
41,613 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “stache” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stache |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /stɑːʃ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #58,385 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “stache” in English
Rare enough to double-check
stache is uncommon English at frequency #58,385 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /stɑːʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A moustache.".
Zero misspellings are on record for stache in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of moustache or mustache. The correct English form is stache, spelled S-T-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1A moustache.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stache appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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[The candidate] may face an entirely different challenge in his quest for the mayoralty: his mustache. [...] The perils of the ‘stache may be hard to define, but analysts say that looks matter in politics, where facial hair is frequently considered verboten.
Etymology
Clipping of moustache or mustache.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).