fourchette

\fuʁ.ʃɛt\

/\fuʁ.ʃɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“fourchette” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,505. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,505
frequency rank, French
137,178
“F” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ustensile de table, en forme de petite fourche qui a deux, trois ou quatre pointes ou dents par le bout, et dont on se sert pour piquer les aliments.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

fourchette vs fourchettes
91% similar

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

Key facts for fourchette
PropertyValue
Headwordfourchette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fuʁ.ʃɛt\
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,505
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fourchette” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). fourchette lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around fourchette (IPA \fuʁ.ʃɛt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,505 among 137,178 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 14 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for fourchette, with forms such as "ffourchette", "foruchette", and "foucrhette". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "fourchettes", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is fourchette, spelled F-O-U-R-C-H-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ustensile de table, en forme de petite fourche qui a deux, trois ou quatre pointes ou dents par le bout, et dont on se sert pour piquer les aliments.
  2. 2
    Quantité d'aliment que tient cet ustensile.
  3. 3
    Gamme, variation, plage.
  4. 4
    Menaces simultanées apportées par une même pièce, le plus souvent par le cavalier.
  5. 5
    Mauvais geste consistant à mettre ses doigts dans les yeux d’un adversaire.
  6. 6
    Bâton en forme d’Y dont se servaient autrefois les soldats pour appuyer leur mousquet en tirant.
  7. 7
    Bâton fourchu sur lequel on assujettit des cisailles.
  8. 8
    Partie du sabot du cheval située à sa face inférieure et qui fait un relief dans l’échancrure de la sole.
  9. 9
    Bréchet d’une volaille, etc.
  10. 10
    Élément de parapluie, d’une ombrelle ou d’un parasol reliant une baleine à l’anneau coulissant le long du mât.
  11. 11
    Bon mangeur.
  12. 12
    Chez les chevaux, partie de la face inférieure du sabot en forme de V saillant.
  13. 13
    Chez les oiseaux, os en forme d’Y constitué par la soudure des deux clavicules.
  14. 14
    Baïonnette.

This word in other languages

fork(English)tenedor(Español)Gabel(Deutsch)garfo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffourchette
  • foruchette
  • foucrhette
  • fourcchette
  • fourcehtte
  • fourchete
  • fourchetet
  • fourchhette
  • fourchtete
  • fourhcette
  • fourrchette
  • fuorchette
  • ofurchette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffourchette1foruchette2foucrhette2fourcchette1fourcehtte2fourchete1fourchetet2fourchhette1
Edit distance from "fourchette"

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 "fourchette"?
"fourchette" is spelled F-O-U-R-C-H-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fuʁ.ʃɛt\.
What does "fourchette" mean?
As a noun, "fourchette" means: Ustensile de table, en forme de petite fourche qui a deux, trois ou quatre pointes ou dents par le bout, et dont on se sert pour piquer les aliments.
What words are commonly confused with "fourchette"?
"fourchette" is commonly confused with "fourchettes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fourchette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fourchette" is \fuʁ.ʃɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fourchette" come from?
"fourchette" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “fourchette”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-O-U-R-C-H-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fuʁ.ʃɛt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “fourchettes” - see the side-by-side comparison. fourchette vs fourchettes
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list