brèches

\bʁɛʃ\

/\bʁɛʃ\/ noun

The verdict

“brèches” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,159. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,159
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de brèche.

Corpus desk

Index FR-breches · brèches · French

brèches · rank #33,159 · 12 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,159
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH broderies

Nearest frequency peer: broderies (-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 « brèches »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « brèches » 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).

brèches vs brèves
71% similar
brèches vs broche
71% similar
brèches vs Brecht
43% similar

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

Key facts for brèches
PropertyValue
Headwordbrèches
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bʁɛʃ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#33,159
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « brèches »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).brèchesse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « broderies » (#33,158), « canaille » (#33,160), « brillance » (#33,157). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « brèches » est au #33,159. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around brèches (IPA \bʁɛʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,159 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de brèche.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for brèches, with forms such as "bbrèches", "brcèhes", and "breches". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "brèves", "broche", "Brecht", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is brèches, spelled B-R-È-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de brèche.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrèches
  • brcèhes
  • breches
  • brrèches
  • brècches
  • brècehs
  • brèchess
  • brèchhes
  • brèchse
  • brèhces
  • bèrches
  • rbèches

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbrèches1brcèhes2breches1brrèches1brècches1brècehs2brèchess1brèchhes1
Edit distance from "brèches"

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 "brèches"?
"brèches" is spelled B-R-È-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁɛʃ\.
What does "brèches" mean?
As a noun, "brèches" means: Pluriel de brèche.
What words are commonly confused with "brèches"?
"brèches" is commonly confused with "brèves", "broche", "Brecht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brèches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brèches" is \bʁɛʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brèches" come from?
"brèches" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list