gâchette
\ɡɑ.ʃɛt\
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
- 194,371
- “G” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petite pièce à encoches d’une serrure, fixée au palastre, sous le pêne, elle est destinée à bloquer ce dernier.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gâchette |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡɑ.ʃɛt\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #31,054 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gâchette” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around gâchette (IPA \ɡɑ.ʃɛt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,054 among 194,371 “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
- 1Petite pièce à encoches d’une serrure, fixée au palastre, sous le pêne, elle est destinée à bloquer ce dernier.
- 2Pièce 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).
- 3Tueur à gages.
- 4Borne de déclenchement d’un thyristor.
- 5Levier dans un métier à tisser.
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “gâchette”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-Â-C-H-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡɑ.ʃɛt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “gazette” - see the side-by-side comparison. gâchette vs gazette
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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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.