blache

\blaʃ\

/\blaʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“blache” is uncommon French (frequency #73,766 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,766
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bois ou taillis de chênes blancs. Le mot est très souvent resté comme toponyme (La Blache, Les Blaches, La Blachère, Blachier…) pour désigner une terre autrefois gagnée sur un taillis.

Key facts for blache
PropertyValue
Headwordblache
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\blaʃ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#73,766
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “blache” sits in French frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

blache is uncommon French at frequency #73,766 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \blaʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for blache, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is blache, spelled B-L-A-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bois ou taillis de chênes blancs. Le mot est très souvent resté comme toponyme (La Blache, Les Blaches, La Blachère, Blachier…) pour désigner une terre autrefois gagnée sur un taillis.
  2. 2
    Herbe palustre ou laîche de la famille des carex à la tige de section triangulaire et aux feuilles particulièrement coupantes. Fauchée encore verte et séchée à l’ombre, cette plante est encore parfois utilisée pour pailler les chaises et dans l'alimentation du bétail. Autrefois, elle était utilisée comme litière.
  3. 3
    Surface plantée en blache, marais fournissant cette plante.

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 "blache"?
"blache" is spelled B-L-A-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \blaʃ\.
What does "blache" mean?
As a noun, "blache" means: Bois ou taillis de chênes blancs. Le mot est très souvent resté comme toponyme (La Blache, Les Blaches, La Blachère, Blachier…) pour désigner une terre autrefois gagnée sur un taillis.
How do you pronounce "blache"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blache" is \blaʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blache" come from?
"blache" 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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Using “blache”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-L-A-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \blaʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list