perche

\pɛʁʃ\

/\pɛʁʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“perche” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,444. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,444
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poisson de la famille des percidés, de nom scientifique Perca fluviatilis, aussi appelée perche commune.

Corpus desk

Index FR-perche · perche · French

perche · rank #13,444 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,444
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH patronat

Nearest frequency peer: patronat (-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 « perche »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « perche » 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).

perche vs père
50% similar
perche vs perte
67% similar
perche vs poche
67% similar

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

Key facts for perche
PropertyValue
Headwordperche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɛʁʃ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,444
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « perche »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.perchese 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 « patronat » (#13,443), « plantations » (#13,445), « patriotisme » (#13,442). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « perche » est au #13,444. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around perche (IPA \pɛʁʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,444 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for perche, with forms such as "eprche", "pecrhe", and "percche". 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, "père", "perte", "poche", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is perche, spelled P-E-R-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poisson de la famille des percidés, de nom scientifique Perca fluviatilis, aussi appelée perche commune.
  2. 2
    Autre poisson osseux ressemblant à cette perche commune.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Leguay tournait autour de Waldeck immobile, sa cigarette au coin du bec, sans que Waldeck eût l’air d’y faire plus attention qu’un brochet à une vieille perche trop coriace.
  2. Parfois, en scrutant davantage le fond de l’eau, Anne apercevait le dos vert sombre d’une perche, rayé de noir comme le dos d’un tigre.

This word in other languages

perch(English)perca(Español)Barsch(Deutsch)perca(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprche
  • pecrhe
  • percche
  • perceh
  • perchhe
  • perhce
  • perrche
  • pperche
  • preche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eprche2pecrhe2percche1perceh2perchhe1perhce2perrche1pperche1
Edit distance from "perche"

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 "perche"?
"perche" is spelled P-E-R-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛʁʃ\.
What does "perche" mean?
As a noun, "perche" means: Poisson de la famille des percidés, de nom scientifique Perca fluviatilis, aussi appelée perche commune.
What words are commonly confused with "perche"?
"perche" is commonly confused with "père", "perte", "poche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perche" is \pɛʁʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perche" come from?
"perche" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

oignon#13,439morris#13,431mordre#13,429mentor#13,426

Similar misspelling depth

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

poteaux9 variantsmangez9 variantslaurier9 variantsHolmes9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list