fétiche

\fe.tiʃ\

/\fe.tiʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“fétiche” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,149. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,149
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Objet de culte animiste, objet cher aux peuples premiers ou chose qui est chez eux un objet de culte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fetiche · fétiche · French

fétiche · rank #20,149 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,149
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH freine

Nearest frequency peer: freine (-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 « fétiche »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fétiche » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

fétiche vs fiche
71% similar
fétiche vs friche
71% similar
fétiche vs fétide
71% similar

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

Key facts for fétiche
PropertyValue
Headwordfétiche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fe.tiʃ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,149
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fétiche »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).fétichese 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 « freine » (#20,148), « gad » (#20,150), « fortin » (#20,147). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fétiche » est au #20,149. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around fétiche (IPA \fe.tiʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,149 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for fétiche, with forms such as "fetiche", "ffétiche", and "ftéiche". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "fiche", "friche", "fétide", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is fétiche, spelled F-É-T-I-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Objet de culte animiste, objet cher aux peuples premiers ou chose qui est chez eux un objet de culte.
  2. 2
    Amulette à laquelle certaines personnes attribuent une influence capable d’attirer la fortune ou de conjurer le mauvais sort.
  3. 3
    Tout objet auquel on attribue, avec superstition, la propriété de porter bonheur.
  4. 4
    Partie du corps ou objet servant de support d’excitation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Porter un fétiche au cou.
  2. Le culte des fétiches.

Synonyms

amuletteidolemascotteporte-bonheur

This word in other languages

fetish(English)fetiche(Español)Fetisch(Deutsch)feitiço(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fetiche
  • ffétiche
  • ftéiche
  • féitche
  • fétcihe
  • féticche
  • féticeh
  • fétichhe
  • fétihce
  • féttiche
  • éftiche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

fetiche1ffétiche1ftéiche2féitche2fétcihe2féticche1féticeh2fétichhe1
Edit distance from "fétiche"

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 "fétiche"?
"fétiche" is spelled F-É-T-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fe.tiʃ\.
What does "fétiche" mean?
As a noun, "fétiche" means: Objet de culte animiste, objet cher aux peuples premiers ou chose qui est chez eux un objet de culte.
What words are commonly confused with "fétiche"?
"fétiche" is commonly confused with "fiche", "friche", "fétide". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fétiche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fétiche" is \fe.tiʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fétiche" come from?
"fétiche" 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 "fétiche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

forcées#20,146Hermann#20,157hurlant#20,159exergue#20,138

Similar misspelling depth

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

farouche11 variantsdéguisée11 variantsmemorial11 variantscouronnée11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list