pièce de rechange

\pjɛs də ʁə.ʃɑ̃ʒ\

/\pjɛs də ʁə.ʃɑ̃ʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“pièce de rechange” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pièce destinée à en remplacer une autre dans un ensemble, dans un mécanisme.

Key facts for pièce de rechange
PropertyValue
Headwordpièce de rechange
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pjɛs də ʁə.ʃɑ̃ʒ\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pièce de rechange” sits in French frequency

pièce de rechange falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pièce de rechange is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pjɛs də ʁə.ʃɑ̃ʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pièce destinée à en remplacer une autre dans un ensemble, dans un mécanisme.".

pièce de rechange doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pièce de rechange, spelled P-I-È-C-E- -D-E- -R-E-C-H-A-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pièce destinée à en remplacer une autre dans un ensemble, dans un mécanisme.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pièce de rechange"?
"pièce de rechange" is spelled P-I-È-C-E- -D-E- -R-E-C-H-A-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pjɛs də ʁə.ʃɑ̃ʒ\.
What does "pièce de rechange" mean?
As a noun, "pièce de rechange" means: Pièce destinée à en remplacer une autre dans un ensemble, dans un mécanisme.
How do you pronounce "pièce de rechange"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pièce de rechange" is \pjɛs də ʁə.ʃɑ̃ʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pièce de rechange" come from?
"pièce de rechange" 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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Using “pièce de rechange”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-I-È-C-E- -D-E- -R-E-C-H-A-N-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pjɛs də ʁə.ʃɑ̃ʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list