-oche
French, suffix/ɔʃ/
-oche is spelled O-C-H-E (4 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written French, the 150,781st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). -oche is a French feminine suffix meaning “Used to form nouns or adjectives” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Suffixe nominal (noms communs ou noms propres) ou adjectival très productif à fonction essentiellement…”.
What does -oche mean in English?
suffix
- 1
femininemasculineslangUsed to form nouns or adjectives.
ciné + -oche → cinoche
- 2
femininemasculinerareUsed to form nouns from verbs.
broyer + -oche → brioche
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. Suffixe nominal (noms communs ou noms propres) ou adjectival très productif à fonction essentiellement déformatrice, souvent accompagné d'une transformation du radical nominal ou adjectival. 2. Suffixe de verbe formateur de substantif. 3. Suffixe de prénom féminin.
suffix: 1. Suffixe dérivé de l’italien -occio ou -occia.
noun: 1. Marque (entaille ou coup de crayon) faite sur un morceau de bois pour marquer une mesure à reporter.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of -oche
- oches plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce -oche?
- /ɔʃ/
- \ɔʃ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is -oche in French?
-oche appears about once in every 22 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).