ficher

\fi.ʃe\

/\fi.ʃe\/ verb

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The verdict

“ficher” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,538. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,538
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire entrer par la pointe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ficher · ficher · French

ficher · rank #34,538 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,538
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fixait

Nearest frequency peer: fixait (+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 « ficher »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ficher » 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).

ficher vs fier
67% similar
ficher vs fixer
67% similar
ficher vs filer
67% similar

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

Key facts for ficher
PropertyValue
Headwordficher
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fi.ʃe\
Letters6
Frequency rank#34,538
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ficher »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).ficherse 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 « fixait » (#34,539), « FdS » (#34,536), « flint » (#34,540). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « ficher » est au #34,538. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around ficher (IPA \fi.ʃe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,538 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for ficher, with forms such as "fciher", "fficher", and "ficcher". 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, "fier", "fixer", "filer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is ficher, spelled F-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire entrer par la pointe.
  2. 2
    Faire pénétrer.
  3. 3
    Fixer, en parlant du regard fixement arrêté sur quelque chose.
  4. 4
    Faire entrer du mortier dans les joints entre des pierres avec un instrument nommé fiche.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il était blessé en plusieurs endroits et avait quatre flèches fichées dans le dos.
  2. Il découvrit bientôt la carcasse de l’un des monoplans asiatiques […]. La machine avait évidemment opéré une chute verticale […], et la pointe avant était fichée dans le sol.

This word in other languages

stick(English)clavar(Español)fixar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fciher
  • fficher
  • ficcher
  • ficehr
  • ficherr
  • fichher
  • fichre
  • fihcer
  • ifcher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

fciher2fficher1ficcher1ficehr2ficherr1fichher1fichre2fihcer2
Edit distance from "ficher"

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 "ficher"?
"ficher" is spelled F-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \fi.ʃe\.
What does "ficher" mean?
As a verb, "ficher" means: Faire entrer par la pointe.
What words are commonly confused with "ficher"?
"ficher" is commonly confused with "fier", "fixer", "filer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ficher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ficher" is \fi.ʃe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ficher" come from?
"ficher" 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 "ficher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fixait#34,539flying#34,542Fallon#34,533estate#34,528

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

gifler9 variantsencres9 variantsdécale9 variantscéleri9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list