fichage
\fi.ʃaʒ\
The verdict
“fichage” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #43,436 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #43,436
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de ficher, dans un sol par exemple.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fichage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fi.ʃaʒ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #43,436 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fichage” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for fichage is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fi.ʃaʒ\. Corpus data places it at rank #43,436 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Action de ficher, dans un sol par exemple.
- 2Mise 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.
- 3Surveillance.
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.
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.
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Using “fichage”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-I-C-H-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fi.ʃaʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “fiche” - see the side-by-side comparison. fichage vs fiche
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.