écharpe

\e.ʃaʁp\

/\e.ʃaʁp\/ noun

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The verdict

“écharpe” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,091. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,091
frequency rank, French
40,273
“É” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Large bande d’étoffe, que l’on portait autrefois de la droite à la gauche en forme de baudrier et qu’on porta encore en forme de ceinture.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

écharpe vs échoppe
71% similar
écharpe vs écharpes
88% similar
écharpe vs écarté
57% similar

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

Key facts for écharpe
PropertyValue
Headwordécharpe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.ʃaʁp\
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,091
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “écharpe” 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). écharpe 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 écharpe (IPA \e.ʃaʁp\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,091 among 40,273 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for écharpe, with forms such as "céharpe", "echarpe", and "écahrpe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "échoppe", "écharpes", "écarté", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is écharpe, spelled É-C-H-A-R-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Large bande d’étoffe, que l’on portait autrefois de la droite à la gauche en forme de baudrier et qu’on porta encore en forme de ceinture.
  2. 2
    Bande de quelque étoffe qu’on porte passée au cou, pour soutenir un bras blessé ou malade.
  3. 3
    Sorte de vêtement ou de parure que les femmes ou les hommes portent sur les épaules ou autour du cou.
  4. 4
    Longue et étroite bande d'une chose.
  5. 5
    Souvent une pièce de bois ou de fer posée obliquement ou des travaux de terre destinés à arrêter les eaux sur une route, sur la pente d’une colline, etc.
  6. 6
    Cordages dont se servent les maçons pour faire avancer ou faire monter les gros matériaux de construction.
  7. 7
    Petite moulure du chapiteau dorique.
  8. 8
    Armature métallique du corps d'une poulie.
  9. 9
    Pièce de bois placée en diagonale dans un bâti de menuiserie.
  10. 10
    Tir d'écharpe : Tir oblique par rapport à la cible.
  11. 11
    Prendre en écharpe : Se dit d’un train mal aiguillé qui heurte le flanc d’un autre train circulant sur la voie voisine.
  12. 12
    Accessoire vestimentaire symbolisant les fonctions municipales.

Synonyms

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This word in other languages

sash(English)banda(Español)Schärpe(Deutsch)manta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • céharpe
  • echarpe
  • écahrpe
  • éccharpe
  • échapre
  • écharep
  • écharppe
  • écharrpe
  • échharpe
  • échrape
  • éhcarpe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of écharpe - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

céharpe2echarpe1écahrpe2éccharpe1échapre2écharep2écharppe1écharrpe1
Edit distance from "écharpe"

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 "écharpe"?
"écharpe" is spelled É-C-H-A-R-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ʃaʁp\.
What does "écharpe" mean?
As a noun, "écharpe" means: Large bande d’étoffe, que l’on portait autrefois de la droite à la gauche en forme de baudrier et qu’on porta encore en forme de ceinture.
What words are commonly confused with "écharpe"?
"écharpe" is commonly confused with "échoppe", "écharpes", "écarté". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "écharpe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "écharpe" is \e.ʃaʁp\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "écharpe" come from?
"écharpe" 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 “écharpe”

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

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

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list