pistache

\pis.taʃ\

/\pis.taʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“pistache” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,066. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,066
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fruit du pistachier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pistache · pistache · French

pistache · rank #43,066 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,066
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pictural

Nearest frequency peer: pictural (-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 « pistache »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « pistache » 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).

pistache vs potache
75% similar
pistache vs pistaches
89% similar
pistache vs pastiche
75% similar

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

Key facts for pistache
PropertyValue
Headwordpistache
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pis.taʃ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#43,066
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pistache »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).pistachese 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 « pictural » (#43,065), « piétonnes » (#43,067), « philippins » (#43,064). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pistache » est au #43,066. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around pistache (IPA \pis.taʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,066 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for pistache, with forms such as "ipstache", "pisatche", and "pisstache". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "potache", "pistaches", "pastiche", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is pistache, spelled P-I-S-T-A-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fruit du pistachier.
  2. 2
    Amande vert pâle de ce fruit, employée en confiserie ou qui fournit de l’huile.
  3. 3
    Arachide.
  4. 4
    Cuite, saoulerie, ivresse.
  5. 5
    Pistache africaine : en Afrique de l’ouest, on appelle pistache (ou égousi) les graines de certains Cucurbitaceae que l’on utilise séchées et/ou grillées pour confectionner des sauces, de façon similaire à la sauce arachide (mafé).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La pistache est aujourd’hui cultivée dans dix-huit pays, dont la Chine et la Grèce, et constitue l’une des noix les plus consommées.
  2. Au moment de servir, étalez la compotée de clémentines à la fleur d’oranger sur le cheesecake, puis saupoudrez d’éclats de pistaches.

Synonyms

amande de Perse

This word in other languages

pistachio(English)pistacho(Español)Pistazie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipstache
  • pisatche
  • pisstache
  • pistacche
  • pistaceh
  • pistachhe
  • pistahce
  • pistcahe
  • pisttache
  • pitsache
  • ppistache
  • psitache

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ipstache2pisatche2pisstache1pistacche1pistaceh2pistachhe1pistahce2pistcahe2
Edit distance from "pistache"

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 "pistache"?
"pistache" is spelled P-I-S-T-A-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pis.taʃ\.
What does "pistache" mean?
As a noun, "pistache" means: Fruit du pistachier.
What words are commonly confused with "pistache"?
"pistache" is commonly confused with "potache", "pistaches", "pastiche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pistache"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pistache" is \pis.taʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pistache" come from?
"pistache" 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 "pistache", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pictural#43,065plancton#43,068Ouessant#43,049pruneaux#43,087

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

piétonnes12 variantsparoissial12 variantsontologie12 variantsrallonger12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list