hanches

^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃ʃ\

/^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃ʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“hanches” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,808. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,808
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de hanche.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hanches · hanches · French

hanches · rank #13,808 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,808
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH généralités

Nearest frequency peer: généralités (-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 « hanches »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « hanches » 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).

hanches vs haché
57% similar
hanches vs hachée
57% similar

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

Key facts for hanches
PropertyValue
Headwordhanches
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃ʃ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,808
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « hanches »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).hanchesse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « généralités » (#13,807), « harceler » (#13,809), « génies » (#13,806). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hanches » est au #13,808. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around hanches (IPA ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃ʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,808 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de hanche.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for hanches, with forms such as "ahnches", "hacnhes", and "hancches". 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, "haché", "hachée", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 hanches, spelled H-A-N-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de hanche.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Modelée comme un tanagra, statuette de chair aux petits seins pointus, hanches étroites et jambes fines, vive et souple, Lizzie inspirait un chaud désir, tempéré de tendres égards.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahnches
  • hacnhes
  • hancches
  • hancehs
  • hanchess
  • hanchhes
  • hanchse
  • hanhces
  • hannches
  • hhanches
  • hnaches

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ahnches2hacnhes2hancches1hancehs2hanchess1hanchhes1hanchse2hanhces2
Edit distance from "hanches"

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 "hanches"?
"hanches" is spelled H-A-N-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃ʃ\.
What does "hanches" mean?
As a noun, "hanches" means: Pluriel de hanche.
What words are commonly confused with "hanches"?
"hanches" is commonly confused with "haché", "hachée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hanches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hanches" is ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃ʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hanches" come from?
"hanches" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hanches", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

héroïque11 variantsfaubourg11 variantsLéopold11 variantsembêter11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list