inch

\ɪntʃ\

/\ɪntʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“inch” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,096. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,096
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pouce : unité de mesure de longueur (système impérial britannique).

Corpus desk

Index FR-inch · inch · French

inch · rank #35,096 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,096
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH inaudible

Nearest frequency peer: inaudible (-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 « inch »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « inch » 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).

inch vs ins
50% similar
inch vs INF
0% similar
inch vs IRC
0% similar

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

Key facts for inch
PropertyValue
Headwordinch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɪntʃ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#35,096
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « inch »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).inchse 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 « inaudible » (#35,095), « incorporés » (#35,097), « inadvertance » (#35,094). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inch » est au #35,096. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around inch (IPA \ɪntʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,096 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pouce : unité de mesure de longueur (système impérial britannique).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for inch, with forms such as "icnh", "incch", and "inchh". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ins", "INF", "IRC", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is inch, spelled I-N-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pouce : unité de mesure de longueur (système impérial britannique).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 1 inch = 2,54 cm.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnh
  • incch
  • inchh
  • inhc
  • innch
  • nich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inch - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

icnh2incch1inchh1inhc2innch1nich2
Edit distance from "inch"

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 "inch"?
"inch" is spelled I-N-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ɪntʃ\.
What does "inch" mean?
As a noun, "inch" means: Pouce : unité de mesure de longueur (système impérial britannique).
What words are commonly confused with "inch"?
"inch" is commonly confused with "ins", "INF", "IRC". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inch" is \ɪntʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inch" come from?
"inch" 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 "inch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lans#35,119gels#35,058mall#35,138foll#35,043

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Lizzie6 variantsMauro6 variantsosier6 variantsourse6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list