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gâche

French, noun

gâche is spelled G-Â-C-H-E (5 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written French, the 15,828th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gâche is a French feminine noun meaning “oar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of gâcher. With an accent, gâché is a different word: “spoiled, ruined”. With an accent, gaché is a different word: “past participle of gacher”. Without its accent, gache is a different word: “first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Partie d’une serrure dans laquelle le pêne s’insère pour maintenir une porte fermée”.

What does gâche mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineoar

  2. 2

    femininetrowel

noun

  1. 1

    femininekeeper, strike

noun

  1. 1

    feminineA type of local brioche flavoured with orange.

  2. 2

    feminineA type of flat, rounded local bread

verb

  1. 1

    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

  2. 2

    second-person singular imperative

adjective

as gâché
  1. 1

    spoiled, ruined

  2. 2

    squandered, wasted

verb

as gâché
  1. 1

    past participle of gâcher

verb

as gaché
  1. 1

    past participle of gacher

verb

as gache
  1. 1

    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

  2. 2

    second-person singular imperative

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Partie d’une serrure dans laquelle le pêne s’insère pour maintenir une porte fermée. 2. Anneau de fer qui est scellé dans un mur pour soutenir et attacher un tuyau de descente, etc.

noun: 1. Outil de maçon qui sert à détremper la chaux ou le plâtre. 2. Outil de maçon servant à étaler du plâtre ou de l’enduit. 3. Spatule en bois qui sert aux pâtissiers pour manier leurs farces. 4. Viennoiserie de Vendée en forme de petit pain semblable à une brioche dont la mie serait plus serrée et dont la recette comporte de la crème fraiche

noun: 1. Une place pour s’asseoir, se garer, se poser.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of gâche

  • gâches plural
  • gâchée feminine
  • gâchés masculine plural
  • gâchées feminine plural
  • gachée feminine
  • gachés masculine plural
  • gachées feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to gâche

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is gâche in French?

gâche appears 3.0 times per million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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