dache
\ˈda.ʃːe\
The verdict
“dache” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forme mutée de tache par adoucissement (t → d).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dache |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈda.ʃːe\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dache” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dache is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈda.ʃːe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forme mutée de tache par adoucissement (t → d).".
Zero misspellings are on record for dache in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is dache, spelled D-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Forme mutée de tache par adoucissement (t → d).
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 “dache”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-A-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈda.ʃːe\ (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.