drêche

\dʁɛʃ\

/\dʁɛʃ\/ noun

The verdict

“drêche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Résidu des grains de céréale, maltés ou non, après extraction de l'amidon contenu dans l'endosperme, durant le brassage de bière.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dreche · drêche · French

drêche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for drêche
PropertyValue
Headworddrêche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dʁɛʃ\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « drêche » en français

drêchereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

drêche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dʁɛʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for drêche in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 drêche, spelled D-R-Ê-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Résidu des grains de céréale, maltés ou non, après extraction de l'amidon contenu dans l'endosperme, durant le brassage de bière.
  2. 2
    Résidus de céréales.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’idée est de récupérer le marc du café et la drêche de bière habituellement envoyés par tonnes dans les sites d’enfouissement pour en faire des matériaux et des objets durables.
  2. En alimentant avec de la drèche nous obtenons une production nette totale intéressante, mais la production nette marchande est souvent très réduite.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "drêche"?
"drêche" is spelled D-R-Ê-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dʁɛʃ\.
What does "drêche" mean?
As a noun, "drêche" means: Résidu des grains de céréale, maltés ou non, après extraction de l'amidon contenu dans l'endosperme, durant le brassage de bière.
How do you pronounce "drêche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drêche" is \dʁɛʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drêche" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list