calèche

\ka.lɛʃ\

/\ka.lɛʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“calèche” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,590. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,590
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Type de voiture hippomobile de promenade à quatre roues munies de ressorts et composée d'un siège extérieur à l'avant pour le conducteur et de quatre places arrières en vis-à-vis et ordinairement d...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

calèche vs calée
57% similar
calèche vs cloche
71% similar
calèche vs crèche
71% similar

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

Key facts for calèche
PropertyValue
Headwordcalèche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.lɛʃ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#33,590
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “calèche” 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). calèche lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around calèche (IPA \ka.lɛʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,590 among 257,141 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for calèche, with forms such as "aclèche", "calcèhe", and "caleche". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "calée", "cloche", "crèche", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is calèche, spelled C-A-L-È-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Type de voiture hippomobile de promenade à quatre roues munies de ressorts et composée d'un siège extérieur à l'avant pour le conducteur et de quatre places arrières en vis-à-vis et ordinairement découvertes avec une capote repliable pouvant les protéger.
  2. 2
    Je te suppose riche, mon cher Guillaume. Tu montes dans ta calèche de voyage; ton valet de chambre occupe le siége; on attelle deux chevaux de poste. — (Amable Tastu, Voyage en France, Tours : chez A. Mame & Cⁱᵉ, 1846, p. 7)
  3. 3
    À ma prière, mon père m’a donné le plus joli attelage qu’il soit possible de voir à Paris : deux chevaux gris-pommelé et une calèche de la dernière élégance. — (Honoré de Balzac, Mémoires de deux jeunes mariées, Chapitre 17)
  4. 4
    Il doit être là-bas, près des écuries où l’on attelle les chevaux à la calèche. — (Fédor Mikhaïlovitch Dostoïevski, Carnet d’un inconnu)
  5. 5
    La calèche choisie par le poète et louée pour un mois, était assez jolie, elle pouvait servir à quelques promenades. — (Honoré de Balzac, Modeste Mignon, 1844)
  6. 6
    De tous les pays circonvoisins, des campagnes et des villes, malades et infirmes, paralytiques, culs-de-jatte et pieds-bots accouraient dans des carrioles, dans des calèches, sur des ânes, sur leurs moignons calleux. — (Octave Mirbeau, Rabalan,)
  7. 7
    Ancienne coiffure de femme.

This word in other languages

calash(English)calesa(Español)Kalesche(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aclèche
  • calcèhe
  • caleche
  • callèche
  • calècche
  • calèceh
  • calèchhe
  • calèhce
  • caèlche
  • ccalèche
  • claèche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aclèche2calcèhe2caleche1callèche1calècche1calèceh2calèchhe1calèhce2
Edit distance from "calèche"

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 "calèche"?
"calèche" is spelled C-A-L-È-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.lɛʃ\.
What does "calèche" mean?
As a noun, "calèche" means: Type de voiture hippomobile de promenade à quatre roues munies de ressorts et composée d'un siège extérieur à l'avant pour le conducteur et de quatre places arrières en vis-à-vis et ordinairement d...
What words are commonly confused with "calèche"?
"calèche" is commonly confused with "calée", "cloche", "crèche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "calèche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calèche" is \ka.lɛʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calèche" come from?
"calèche" 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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Using “calèche”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-L-È-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ka.lɛʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “calée” - see the side-by-side comparison. calèche vs calée
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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