penche

\pɑ̃ʃ\

/\pɑ̃ʃ\/ verb

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The verdict

“penche” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,047. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,047
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-penche · penche · French

penche · rank #10,047 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,047
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH partition

Nearest frequency peer: partition (-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 « penche »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « penche » 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).

penche vs pensé
50% similar
penche vs poche
67% similar
penche vs pente
67% similar

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

Key facts for penche
PropertyValue
Headwordpenche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pɑ̃ʃ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,047
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « penche »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.penchese 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 « partition » (#10,046), « pisser » (#10,048), « pareils » (#10,045). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « penche » est au #10,047. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around penche (IPA \pɑ̃ʃ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,047 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for penche, with forms such as "epnche", "pecnhe", and "pencche". 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, "pensé", "poche", "pente", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is penche, spelled P-E-N-C-H-E.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il y a un autre courant qui penche pour une origine neurologique : le neuropsychiatre Serge Brion, notamment, pensait que certains pyromanes souffraient d’épilepsie temporale, c’est-à-dire qu’il ne s’agit pas des cas où la personne convulse, mais d’un état de rêve.
  2. Un Minimoy l’observe de longs instants à la dérobée puis, tandis que la maîtresse écrit au tableau, se penche vers lui et chuchote : « Tu ressembles à Jacques Chirac… Tu le connais ? »

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epnche
  • pecnhe
  • pencche
  • penceh
  • penchhe
  • penhce
  • pennche
  • pneche
  • ppenche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of penche - 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.

epnche2pecnhe2pencche1penceh2penchhe1penhce2pennche1pneche2
Edit distance from "penche"

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 "penche"?
"penche" is spelled P-E-N-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɑ̃ʃ\.
What does "penche" mean?
As a verb, "penche" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de pencher.
What words are commonly confused with "penche"?
"penche" is commonly confused with "pensé", "poche", "pente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "penche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "penche" is \pɑ̃ʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "penche" come from?
"penche" 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 "penche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

pisser#10,048poupée#10,049Mickey#10,032rousse#10,066

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

livrée9 variantssinges9 variantssperme9 variantshurler9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list