fichage

\fi.ʃaʒ\

/\fi.ʃaʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“fichage” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,436. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,436
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de ficher, dans un sol par exemple.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fichage · fichage · French

fichage · rank #43,436 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,436
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH FFR

Nearest frequency peer: FFR (-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 « fichage »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fichage » 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).

fichage vs fiche
71% similar
fichage vs fichue
71% similar
fichage vs fichait
71% similar

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

Key facts for fichage
PropertyValue
Headwordfichage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fi.ʃaʒ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#43,436
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fichage »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).fichagese 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 « FFR » (#43,435), « Filip » (#43,437), « ferro » (#43,434). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fichage » est au #43,436. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around fichage (IPA \fi.ʃaʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,436 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for fichage, with forms such as "fcihage", "ffichage", and "ficahge". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "fiche", "fichue", "fichait", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is fichage, spelled F-I-C-H-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de ficher, dans un sol par exemple.
  2. 2
    Mise en fiches. Action de recueillir et de stocker des renseignements sur des personnes, que ce soit sur des fiches cartonnées (traditionnellement) ou informatiquement. Stockage et archivage de données informatiques.
  3. 3
    Surveillance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le fichage d’un pieu.
  2. France Télés progresse dans l'affaire du fichage des salariés par leurs supérieurs hiérarchiques. Après avoir nié puis reconnu l'existence de ces fiches secrètes, le groupe s'était vu signifier l'interdiction de les détruire par le TGI de Paris, le 17 septembre.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fcihage
  • ffichage
  • ficahge
  • ficchage
  • fichaeg
  • fichagge
  • fichgae
  • fichhage
  • fihcage
  • ifchage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

fcihage2ffichage1ficahge2ficchage1fichaeg2fichagge1fichgae2fichhage1
Edit distance from "fichage"

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 "fichage"?
"fichage" is spelled F-I-C-H-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fi.ʃaʒ\.
What does "fichage" mean?
As a noun, "fichage" means: Action de ficher, dans un sol par exemple.
What words are commonly confused with "fichage"?
"fichage" is commonly confused with "fiche", "fichue", "fichait". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fichage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fichage" is \fi.ʃaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fichage" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list