arracher

\a.ʁa.ʃe\

/\a.ʁa.ʃe\/ verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“arracher” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,464. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,464
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Détacher avec effort ; ôter de force.

Corpus desk

Index FR-arracher · arracher · French

arracher · rank #6,464 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,464
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH appétit

Nearest frequency peer: appétit (-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 « arracher »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « arracher » 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).

arracher vs attacher
75% similar
arracher vs arranger
75% similar
arracher vs archer
75% similar

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

Key facts for arracher
PropertyValue
Headwordarracher
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.ʁa.ʃe\
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,464
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « arracher »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.arracherse 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 « appétit » (#6,463), « balade » (#6,465), « appliquée » (#6,462). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « arracher » est au #6,464. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around arracher (IPA \a.ʁa.ʃe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,464 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for arracher, with forms such as "aracher", "ararcher", and "arraccher". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "attacher", "arranger", "archer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is arracher, spelled A-R-R-A-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Détacher avec effort ; ôter de force.
  2. 2
    Détacher ou enlever une récolte du sol.
  3. 3
    En parlant d’un avare de qui on a tiré de l’argent.
  4. 4
    Marque l’extrême répugnance d’une personne à faire quelque chose et combien il serait difficile de l’y contraindre.
  5. 5
    Détacher quelqu’un d’une opinion, l’y faire renoncer.
  6. 6
    Obtenir avec peine quelque chose de quelqu’un.
  7. 7
    Causer une réaction physique ou émotionnelle intense (usage idiomatique).
  8. 8
    Détourner, écarter, éloigner avec effort, en parlant des personnes.
  9. 9
    Préserver ; soustraire à un danger.
  10. 10
    Se disputer à qui l’aura, en parlant d’une personne ou d’une chose qui est extrêmement recherchée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On commence d’abord par nettoyer le sol en arrachant les ronces, les épines, les bruyères, etc., puis on procède à l’abattage du taillis.
  2. Il y a des engueulades qui rougissent les yeux, bleuissent les joues, crispent les poings, arrachent les cheveux, cassent les œufs, renversent les éventaires, dépoitraillent les matrones, et me remplissent d’une joie pure.

Synonyms

bannirchasserdébroussaillerdéchaumerdéchirerdéracinerdétacherdéterrerdétourneremporterenleveressarterexilerexpulserextirperextorquerextraireobtenirôterprendreravirrécoltersarclersauversoustrairesoutirertirer

Antonyms

attacherfixerimplanterplanter

This word in other languages

rip(English)arrancar(Español)ziehen(Deutsch)arrancar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aracher
  • ararcher
  • arraccher
  • arracehr
  • arracherr
  • arrachher
  • arrachre
  • arrahcer
  • arrcaher
  • raracher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arracher - 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.

aracher1ararcher2arraccher1arracehr2arracherr1arrachher1arrachre2arrahcer2
Edit distance from "arracher"

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 "arracher"?
"arracher" is spelled A-R-R-A-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ʁa.ʃe\.
What does "arracher" mean?
As a verb, "arracher" means: Détacher avec effort ; ôter de force.
What words are commonly confused with "arracher"?
"arracher" is commonly confused with "attacher", "arranger", "archer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arracher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arracher" is \a.ʁa.ʃe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arracher" come from?
"arracher" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

angoisse#6,460boissons#6,469accordée#6,458capitaux#6,472

Similar misspelling depth

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

évasion10 variantsChelsea10 variantsweekend10 variantsvaisseaux10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list