houaiche
\wɛʃ\
The verdict
“houaiche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trace ou sillage laissé par un navire pendant sa marche, et qui en indique la vraie direction.
Corpus desk
Index FR-houaiche · houaiche · French
houaiche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | houaiche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \wɛʃ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
houaiche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \wɛʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Trace ou sillage laissé par un navire pendant sa marche, et qui en indique la vraie direction.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for houaiche in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is houaiche, spelled H-O-U-A-I-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Trace ou sillage laissé par un navire pendant sa marche, et qui en indique la vraie direction.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how houaiche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Après avoir un peu admiré la houaiche, il approcha un matelot qui vérifiait consciencieusement le bon entretien des canots de sauvetage et les regardait avec tendresse.
Dans le vocabulaire de la marine à voiles, on désignait ainsi la vitesse d'un navire, liée à l'aspect des remous de son sillage, nommé à l'époque houache ou houaiche.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.