écharpes

\e.ʃaʁp\

/\e.ʃaʁp\/ noun

The verdict

“écharpes” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,942. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,942
frequency rank, French
40,273
“É” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de écharpe.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

écharpes vs échoppes
75% similar
écharpes vs échappé
63% similar
écharpes vs écharpe
88% similar

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

Key facts for écharpes
PropertyValue
Headwordécharpes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.ʃaʁp\
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,942
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “écharpes” 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). écharpes 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 13 spelling variants around écharpes (IPA \e.ʃaʁp\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,942 among 40,273 “É” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de écharpe.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for écharpes, with forms such as "céharpes", "echarpes", and "écahrpes". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "échoppes", "échappé", "écharpe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 écharpes, spelled É-C-H-A-R-P-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de écharpe.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • céharpes
  • echarpes
  • écahrpes
  • éccharpes
  • échapres
  • échareps
  • écharpess
  • écharppes
  • écharpse
  • écharrpes
  • échharpes
  • échrapes
  • éhcarpes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of écharpes - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

céharpes2echarpes1écahrpes2éccharpes1échapres2échareps2écharpess1écharppes1
Edit distance from "écharpes"

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 "écharpes"?
"écharpes" is spelled É-C-H-A-R-P-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ʃaʁp\.
What does "écharpes" mean?
As a noun, "écharpes" means: Pluriel de écharpe.
What words are commonly confused with "écharpes"?
"écharpes" is commonly confused with "échoppes", "échappé", "écharpe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "écharpes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "écharpes" is \e.ʃaʁp\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "écharpes" come from?
"écharpes" 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 “écharpes”

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-S - 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 “échoppes” - see the side-by-side comparison. écharpes vs échoppes
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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