pochette

\pɔ.ʃɛt\

/\pɔ.ʃɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“pochette” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,831. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,831
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite poche, petit sac, petite enveloppe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pochette · pochette · French

pochette · rank #11,831 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,831
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH PM

Nearest frequency peer: PM (-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 « pochette »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « pochette » 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).

pochette vs poulette
75% similar
pochette vs pochettes
89% similar

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

Key facts for pochette
PropertyValue
Headwordpochette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɔ.ʃɛt\
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,831
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pochette »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).pochettese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « PM » (#11,830), « portugaise » (#11,832), « pianiste » (#11,829). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pochette » est au #11,831. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around pochette (IPA \pɔ.ʃɛt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,831 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for pochette, with forms such as "opchette", "pcohette", and "pocchette". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "poulette", "pochettes", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is pochette, spelled P-O-C-H-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petite poche, petit sac, petite enveloppe.
  2. 2
    Enveloppe de papier, de plastique ou de carton servant d’emballage.
  3. 3
    Dispositif composé de deux morceaux de plastique fin soudés entre eux, dont un gommé, destiné à présenter un timbre dans un album sans l'abîmer.
  4. 4
    Petit filet de pêche.
  5. 5
    Mouchoir destiné à être mis dans une petite poche.
  6. 6
    Petit violon, autrement appelé poche, de 20 à 30 cm de long utilisé par les professeurs de danse au XVIIIᵉ siècle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cette petite fille avait les mains dans les pochettes de son tablier.
  2. Elle notait surtout deux petites pochettes en toile blanche, brodées chacune d'une initiale, et qui contenaient les serviettes.

This word in other languages

pocket(English)Hülle(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opchette
  • pcohette
  • pocchette
  • pocehtte
  • pochete
  • pochetet
  • pochhette
  • pochtete
  • pohcette
  • ppochette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

opchette2pcohette2pocchette1pocehtte2pochete1pochetet2pochhette1pochtete2
Edit distance from "pochette"

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 "pochette"?
"pochette" is spelled P-O-C-H-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ.ʃɛt\.
What does "pochette" mean?
As a noun, "pochette" means: Petite poche, petit sac, petite enveloppe.
What words are commonly confused with "pochette"?
"pochette" is commonly confused with "poulette", "pochettes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pochette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pochette" is \pɔ.ʃɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pochette" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

pianiste#11,829prescrit#11,834permette#11,827panorama#11,820

Similar misspelling depth

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

Roberto10 variantssanguin10 variantsmythes10 variantssituent10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list