fichier

\fi.ʃje\

/\fi.ʃje\/ noun

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The verdict

“fichier” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,660. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,660
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Collection de fiches ayant trait à un même sujet.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fichier · fichier · French

fichier · rank #5,660 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,660
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fermes

Nearest frequency peer: fermes (-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 « fichier »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fichier » 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).

fichier vs fisher
71% similar
fichier vs fichue
71% similar
fichier vs Fischer
57% similar

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

Key facts for fichier
PropertyValue
Headwordfichier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fi.ʃje\
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,660
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fichier »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).fichierse place ici:

#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 « fermes » (#5,659), « fusil » (#5,661), « gamins » (#5,662). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fichier » est au #5,660. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around fichier (IPA \fi.ʃje\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,660 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 fichier, with forms such as "fcihier", "ffichier", and "ficchier". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "fisher", "fichue", "Fischer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is fichier, spelled F-I-C-H-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Collection de fiches ayant trait à un même sujet.
  2. 2
    Meuble ou boîte spéciaux destinés au rangement et au classement de ces fiches.
  3. 3
    Contenant électronique auquel est assigné un nom unique, permettant de stocker dans une même entité un ensemble de données, situé dans un système de fichiers, et dont le contenu est souvent structuré en suivant un certain format.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Une base de données spécifique au hooliganisme recense les actes violents et racistes et mettent régulièrement à jour les fichiers concernant leurs perpétrateurs.

This word in other languages

file(English)archivo(Español)Kartei(Deutsch)arquivo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fcihier
  • ffichier
  • ficchier
  • ficheir
  • fichhier
  • fichierr
  • fichire
  • ficiher
  • fihcier
  • ifchier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

fcihier2ffichier1ficchier1ficheir2fichhier1fichierr1fichire2ficiher2
Edit distance from "fichier"

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 "fichier"?
"fichier" is spelled F-I-C-H-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \fi.ʃje\.
What does "fichier" mean?
As a noun, "fichier" means: Collection de fiches ayant trait à un même sujet.
What words are commonly confused with "fichier"?
"fichier" is commonly confused with "fisher", "fichue", "Fischer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fichier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fichier" is \fi.ʃje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fichier" come from?
"fichier" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

envoyés#5,656correct#5,647matches#5,674Mohamed#5,677

Similar misspelling depth

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

grossesse10 variantsoccupent10 variantsbrûler10 variantsparquet10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list