peluche

\pə.lyʃ\

/\pə.lyʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“peluche” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,712. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,712
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Étoffe de laine, de soie, de fil, analogue au velours, mais dont le poil est long, couché et brillant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-peluche · peluche · French

peluche · rank #15,712 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,712
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pb

Nearest frequency peer: pb (-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 « peluche »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « peluche » 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).

peluche vs penche
71% similar
peluche vs perche
71% similar
peluche vs péniche
57% similar

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

Key facts for peluche
PropertyValue
Headwordpeluche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pə.lyʃ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,712
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « peluche »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.peluchese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « pb » (#15,711), « perdait » (#15,713), « patinoire » (#15,710). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « peluche » est au #15,712. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around peluche (IPA \pə.lyʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,712 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for peluche, with forms such as "epluche", "pelcuhe", and "pelluche". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "penche", "perche", "péniche", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is peluche, spelled P-E-L-U-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Étoffe de laine, de soie, de fil, analogue au velours, mais dont le poil est long, couché et brillant.
  2. 2
    Poupée ou jouet recouvert de ce type de fibres.
  3. 3
    Fibres textiles arrachées à un tissu par usure ou par frottement.
  4. 4
    Sobriquet que l’on peut attribuer à un être aimé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Lorsqu’elle monta dans sa chambre, son mari, sur le palier, la guettait, en robe de chambre de peluche mordorée, une espèce de bonnet de doge encadrant son visage pâle et creux.
  2. Les fils de mohair seuls ou mélangés […], servent à la production d’étoffes très jolies […]; mais c’est surtout dans les tissus zibelinés et satinés, dans la peluche, le velours d’Utrecht, l’astrakan, l’alpaga, les articles moirés, que se révèlent les qualités de brillant et de soyeux de cette fibre textile.

Synonyms

toutou

This word in other languages

plush(English)felpa(Español)Plüsch(Deutsch)peluche(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epluche
  • pelcuhe
  • pelluche
  • pelucche
  • peluceh
  • peluchhe
  • peluhce
  • peulche
  • pleuche
  • ppeluche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of peluche - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

epluche2pelcuhe2pelluche1pelucche1peluceh2peluchhe1peluhce2peulche2
Edit distance from "peluche"

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 "peluche"?
"peluche" is spelled P-E-L-U-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pə.lyʃ\.
What does "peluche" mean?
As a noun, "peluche" means: Étoffe de laine, de soie, de fil, analogue au velours, mais dont le poil est long, couché et brillant.
What words are commonly confused with "peluche"?
"peluche" is commonly confused with "penche", "perche", "péniche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "peluche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peluche" is \pə.lyʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "peluche" come from?
"peluche" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

perdait#15,713pilules#15,718Ouganda#15,705oranges#15,701

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

plombs10 variantsordonner10 variantspêches10 variantsrebours10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list