eustache

\øs.taʃ\

/\øs.taʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“eustache” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,936. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,936
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de couteau pliant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-eustache · eustache · French

eustache · rank #21,936 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,936
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH Everton

Nearest frequency peer: Everton (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « eustache »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « eustache » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for eustache
PropertyValue
Headwordeustache
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\øs.taʃ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,936
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « eustache »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).eustachese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Everton » (#21,937), « exquis » (#21,938), « entrevues » (#21,932). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « eustache » est au #21,936. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around eustache (IPA \øs.taʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,936 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Sorte de couteau pliant.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for eustache, with forms such as "esutache", "eusatche", and "eusstache". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is eustache, spelled E-U-S-T-A-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte de couteau pliant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Quelle belle page j’aurais eue de plus, si j’avais pu faire l’histoire d'un seul eustache ! Un eustache est un couteau sans ressort, à manche de bois noirci au feu, avec un trou à l’extrémité, pour y attacher une ficelle ; cet instrument, après avoir passé par dix-huit mains différentes, ne coûte que trois liards la pièce. — « Ce que j’ai le plus admiré e…
  2. Au sortir d’un bal musette d’Aubervilliers, Jules Rivière a plongé son eustache dans le dos d'Henri Brabant.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esutache
  • eusatche
  • eusstache
  • eustacche
  • eustaceh
  • eustachhe
  • eustahce
  • eustcahe
  • eusttache
  • eutsache
  • uestache

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of eustache - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

esutache2eusatche2eusstache1eustacche1eustaceh2eustachhe1eustahce2eustcahe2
Edit distance from "eustache"

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 "eustache"?
"eustache" is spelled E-U-S-T-A-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \øs.taʃ\.
What does "eustache" mean?
As a noun, "eustache" means: Sorte de couteau pliant.
What are common misspellings of "eustache"?
Common misspellings include "esutache", "eusatche", "eusstache", "eustacche", "eustaceh". The correct spelling is "eustache".
How do you pronounce "eustache"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eustache" is \øs.taʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eustache" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "eustache", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list