arrache

\a.ʁaʃ\

/\a.ʁaʃ\/ verb

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The verdict

“arrache” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,498. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,498
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe arracher.

Corpus desk

Index FR-arrache · arrache · French

arrache · rank #8,498 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,498
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH appliquent

Nearest frequency peer: appliquent (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « arrache »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « arrache » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

arrache vs attaché
57% similar
arrache vs arrange
71% similar
arrache vs arracher
88% similar

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

Key facts for arrache
PropertyValue
Headwordarrache
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.ʁaʃ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,498
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « arrache »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.arrachese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « appliquent » (#8,497), « attachement » (#8,499), « annoncent » (#8,496). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « arrache » est au #8,498. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around arrache (IPA \a.ʁaʃ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,498 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for arrache, with forms such as "arache", "ararche", and "arracche". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "attaché", "arrange", "arracher", 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 French form is arrache, spelled A-R-R-A-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe arracher.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe arracher.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe arracher.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe arracher.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif du verbe arracher.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how arrache appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A ces mots, il le foule aux pieds, et en arrachant son fer, lui arrache la vie.
  2. Cette œuvre de jeunesse, écrite quand Zoé Thorogood avait 21 ans, l’âge du personnage principal à quelques mois près, lui a ouvert es portes du tout comics, qui s’arrache ses services depuis.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arache
  • ararche
  • arracche
  • arraceh
  • arrachhe
  • arrahce
  • arrcahe
  • rarache

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arrache - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

arache1ararche2arracche1arraceh2arrachhe1arrahce2arrcahe2rarache2
Edit distance from "arrache"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arrache"?
"arrache" is spelled A-R-R-A-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ʁaʃ\.
What does "arrache" mean?
As a verb, "arrache" means: Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe arracher.
What words are commonly confused with "arrache"?
"arrache" is commonly confused with "attaché", "arrange", "arracher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arrache"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arrache" is \a.ʁaʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arrache" come from?
"arrache" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

basque8 variantsanimée8 variantsBastia8 variantschauffe8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list