bunch

[bʌntʃ]

/[bʌntʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“bunch” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,380. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,380
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tas, foule (grande quantité).

Corpus desk

Index FR-bunch · bunch · French

bunch · rank #48,380 · 8 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,380
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH cachettes

Nearest frequency peer: cachettes (+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 « bunch »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « bunch » 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).

bunch vs bush
60% similar
bunch vs Bund
40% similar
bunch vs bunny
60% similar

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

Key facts for bunch
PropertyValue
Headwordbunch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bʌntʃ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#48,380
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bunch »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « cachettes » (#48,381), « brouter » (#48,378), « cafouillage » (#48,382). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bunch » est au #48,380. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around bunch (IPA [bʌntʃ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,380 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for bunch, with forms such as "bbunch", "bnuch", and "bucnh". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "bush", "Bund", "bunny", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is bunch, spelled B-U-N-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tas, foule (grande quantité).
  2. 2
    Grappe.
  3. 3
    Groupe.
  4. 4
    Bande.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. I grabbed a bunch of cherries in my hand to eat as I walked out.

Synonyms

tons of

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbunch
  • bnuch
  • bucnh
  • buncch
  • bunchh
  • bunhc
  • bunnch
  • ubnch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbunch1bnuch2bucnh2buncch1bunchh1bunhc2bunnch1ubnch2
Edit distance from "bunch"

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 "bunch"?
"bunch" is spelled B-U-N-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [bʌntʃ].
What does "bunch" mean?
As a noun, "bunch" means: Tas, foule (grande quantité).
What words are commonly confused with "bunch"?
"bunch" is commonly confused with "bush", "Bund", "bunny". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bunch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bunch" is [bʌntʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bunch" come from?
"bunch" 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 "bunch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

calée#48,384bread#48,371canif#48,391canto#48,392

Similar misspelling depth

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

bosseur8 variantsbattrai8 variantsArbois8 variantsappuiera8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list