gâchette

\ɡɑ.ʃɛt\

/\ɡɑ.ʃɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“gâchette” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,054. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,054
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite pièce à encoches d’une serrure, fixée au palastre, sous le pêne, elle est destinée à bloquer ce dernier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gachette · gâchette · French

gâchette · rank #31,054 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,054
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH Guyenne

Nearest frequency peer: Guyenne (-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 « gâchette »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « gâchette » 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).

gâchette vs gazette
63% similar
gâchette vs galette
63% similar
gâchette vs gâchée
63% similar

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

Key facts for gâchette
PropertyValue
Headwordgâchette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡɑ.ʃɛt\
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,054
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « gâchette »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Guyenne » (#31,053), « grimpeur » (#31,052), « habillées » (#31,056). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gâchette » est au #31,054. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gâchette (IPA \ɡɑ.ʃɛt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,054 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gâchette, with forms such as "gachette", "gcâhette", and "ggâchette". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "gazette", "galette", "gâchée", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is gâchette, spelled G-Â-C-H-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petite pièce à encoches d’une serrure, fixée au palastre, sous le pêne, elle est destinée à bloquer ce dernier.
  2. 2
    Pièce interne d’un fusil ou d’un pistolet que commande la détente. La confusion entre détente et gâchette est fréquente (voir les deux exemples ci-dessous).
  3. 3
    Tueur à gages.
  4. 4
    Borne de déclenchement d’un thyristor.
  5. 5
    Levier dans un métier à tisser.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les fenêtres du rez-de-chaussée se ferment à volets, loquet par le bas, gâchette par le haut
  2. Mais il n’avait pas encore pressé la gâchette de sa carabine, qu’une détonation retentit dans le fond de la vallée.

This word in other languages

latch(English)gatillo(Español)Abzug(Deutsch)gatilho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gachette
  • gcâhette
  • ggâchette
  • gâcchette
  • gâcehtte
  • gâchete
  • gâchetet
  • gâchhette
  • gâchtete
  • gâhcette
  • âgchette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

gachette1gcâhette2ggâchette1gâcchette1gâcehtte2gâchete1gâchetet2gâchhette1
Edit distance from "gâchette"

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 "gâchette"?
"gâchette" is spelled G-Â-C-H-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɑ.ʃɛt\.
What does "gâchette" mean?
As a noun, "gâchette" means: Petite pièce à encoches d’une serrure, fixée au palastre, sous le pêne, elle est destinée à bloquer ce dernier.
What words are commonly confused with "gâchette"?
"gâchette" is commonly confused with "gazette", "galette", "gâchée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gâchette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gâchette" is \ɡɑ.ʃɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gâchette" come from?
"gâchette" 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 "gâchette", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grimpeur#31,052fusillés#31,043frustrée#31,040Fortnite#31,034

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

formels11 variantsfighter11 variantsfiancés11 variantsinterné11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list