fâche

Name: fâche, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\fɑʃ\

/\fɑʃ\/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“fâche” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,560. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,560
frequency rank, French: 3,276
“F” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de fâcher.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fache · fâche · French

fâche · rank #23,560 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #23,560
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 8 variants
BOOK-MID 3,276
PHOTO-FINISH frôle

Nearest frequency peer: frôle (-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.

fragmentati…

76,444
frite

76,443
frôle

76,442
fâche

76,441
félicitation

76,440
féodal

76,439

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

fâche vs fake

40% similar

fâche vs fade

40% similar

fâche vs Faye

20% similar

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

Key facts for fâche
Property	Value
Headword	fâche
Language	French
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	\fɑʃ\
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#23,560
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fâche »

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

#23,560

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « frôle » (#23,559), « félicitation » (#23,561), « frite » (#23,558). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fâche » est au #23,560. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around fâche (IPA \fɑʃ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,560 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for fâche, with forms such as "fache", "fcâhe", and "ffâche". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fake", "fade", "Faye", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 fâche, spelled F-Â-C-H-E.

Definition

1
Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de fâcher.
2
Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de fâcher.
3
Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de fâcher.
4
Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de fâcher.
5
Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de fâcher.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

Te fâche pas, Jo, qu’il a rambiné très papelard, à toi la parole, je ne l’ouvre plus.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

fache
fcâhe
ffâche
fâcche
fâceh
fâchhe
fâhce
âfche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fâche - 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.

Edit distance from "fâche"

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 "fâche"?

"fâche" is spelled F-Â-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɑʃ\.

What does "fâche" mean?

As a verb, "fâche" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de fâcher.

What words are commonly confused with "fâche"?

"fâche" is commonly confused with "fake", "fade", "Faye". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "fâche"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fâche" is \fɑʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "fâche" come from?

"fâche" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

frôle#23,559 frite#23,558 giron#23,565 faste#23,550

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

influe8 variants déçoit8 variants medium8 variants coulisse8 variants