clenche
\klɑ̃ʃ\
The verdict
“clenche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partie d'une ancienne serrure, la clenche est une barre de métal qui pivote autour d'un axe située à son extrémité, l'autre bout dépassant de la porte se bloque dans le mentonnet. On soulève la cle...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clenche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \klɑ̃ʃ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “clenche” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
clenche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \klɑ̃ʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for clenche in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is clenche, spelled C-L-E-N-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Partie d'une ancienne serrure, la clenche est une barre de métal qui pivote autour d'un axe située à son extrémité, l'autre bout dépassant de la porte se bloque dans le mentonnet. On soulève la clenche grâce au poucier.
- 2Petit levier faisant bascule sur lequel on appuie pour lever le loquet d’une porte, C'est le poucier.
- 3Petit levier sur lequel on appuie pour chasser l'eau du réservoir vers la cuvette des toilettes.
- 4Poignée de porte, bec-de-cane.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “clenche”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-L-E-N-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \klɑ̃ʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.