matche

\matʃ\

/\matʃ\/ verb

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The verdict

“matche” is uncommon French (frequency #72,532 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,532
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de matcher.

Corpus desk

Index FR-matche · matche · French

matche · rank #72,532 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,532
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH maron

Nearest frequency peer: maron (-2 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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « matche »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « matche » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for matche
PropertyValue
Headwordmatche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\matʃ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,532
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « matche » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).matchetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « maron » (#72,530), « matrone » (#72,534), « maro » (#72,529). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « matche » est au #72,532. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

matche is uncommon French at frequency #72,532 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \matʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for matche, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is matche, spelled M-A-T-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de matcher.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de matcher.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de matcher.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de matcher.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de matcher.

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 "matche"?
"matche" is spelled M-A-T-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \matʃ\.
What does "matche" mean?
As a verb, "matche" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de matcher.
How do you pronounce "matche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "matche" is \matʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "matche" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mahaut#72,518léchée#72,513Lublin#72,509Moroni#72,558

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list