patch

\patʃ\

/\patʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“patch” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,274. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,274
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Section de code que l’on ajoute à un logiciel, pour y apporter des modifications mineures.

Corpus desk

Index FR-patch · patch · French

patch · rank #18,274 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,274
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH partageons

Nearest frequency peer: partageons (-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 « patch »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « patch » 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).

patch vs pâte
40% similar
patch vs path
80% similar
patch vs patte
60% similar

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

Key facts for patch
PropertyValue
Headwordpatch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\patʃ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#18,274
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « patch »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).patchse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « partageons » (#18,273), « parlée » (#18,272), « papes » (#18,271). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « patch » est au #18,274. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around patch (IPA \patʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,274 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for patch, with forms such as "aptch", "pacth", and "patcch". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pâte", "path", "patte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is patch, spelled P-A-T-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Section de code que l’on ajoute à un logiciel, pour y apporter des modifications mineures.
  2. 2
    Système transdermique, ou encore timbre transdermique : un adhésif imprégné de substance active que l’on colle sur la peau.
  3. 3
    Schéma de connexion entre les entrées (microphones, amplificateurs de guitare ou de basse, clavier…) et les canaux d’une table de mixage

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Après l’installation du "patch" j’ai redésassemblé et remodifié la nouvelle version de Scripsit, pour utiliser les caractères nouvellement disponibles en leur donnant les significations qui me convenaient à l’impression.
  2. Je sors les patchs anticernes de leur boîte. Une demi-heure. C'est marqué sur la boîte. Moi je fais comme c'est marqué sur la boîte. Chaque matin je vis avec mes patchs anticernes pendant une demi-heure. Avant j'avais des cernes. Maintenant j'ai des patchs.

This word in other languages

patch(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aptch
  • pacth
  • patcch
  • patchh
  • pathc
  • pattch
  • ppatch
  • ptach

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aptch2pacth2patcch1patchh1pathc2pattch1ppatch1ptach2
Edit distance from "patch"

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 "patch"?
"patch" is spelled P-A-T-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \patʃ\.
What does "patch" mean?
As a noun, "patch" means: Section de code que l’on ajoute à un logiciel, pour y apporter des modifications mineures.
What words are commonly confused with "patch"?
"patch" is commonly confused with "pâte", "path", "patte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "patch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "patch" is \patʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "patch" come from?
"patch" 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 "patch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

papes#18,271polie#18,285Naomi#18,262rides#18,311

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

opérée8 variantspiqûre8 variantsmoraux8 variantsstark8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list