écaché
\e.ka.ʃe\
The verdict
“écaché” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Camus et aplati, en parlant du nez.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ecache · écaché · French
écaché · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "É" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | écaché |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \e.ka.ʃe\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « écaché » en français
Rare enough to double-check
écaché is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \e.ka.ʃe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Camus et aplati, en parlant du nez.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for écaché, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is écaché, spelled É-C-A-C-H-É.
Definition
- 1Camus et aplati, en parlant du nez.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how écaché appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les Cachemiriens, dit Bernier, sont renommés pour la beauté, ils sont aussi bien faits que les Européens et ne tiennent en rien du visage tartare, ils n'ont point ce nez écaché et ces petits yeux de cochon qu'on trouve chez leurs voisins.
La Bouvillon alla ouvrir à l'impétueux Ragotin qui, en même temps, poussant la porte de l'autre côté de toute sa force, la fit donner si rudement contre le visage de la pauvre dame qu'elle en eut le nez écaché.
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.