gouache
\ɡwaʃ\
The verdict
“gouache” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,819. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,819
- frequency rank, French
- 194,371
- “G” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Peinture opaque et pâteuse composée d’eau mêlée de gomme.
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 | gouache |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡwaʃ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #39,819 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gouache” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around gouache (IPA \ɡwaʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,819 among 194,371 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for gouache, with forms such as "ggouache", "goauche", and "gouacche". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "gâche", "gauche", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is gouache, spelled G-O-U-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Peinture opaque et pâteuse composée d’eau mêlée de gomme.
- 2Œuvre réalisée avec cette peinture.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ggouache,goauche,gouacche,gouaceh,gouachhe,gouahce,goucahe,guoache,oguache
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gouache - 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 “gouache”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-O-U-A-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡwaʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “gâche” - see the side-by-side comparison. gouache vs gâche
- 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.