Putsch

\pʊt͡ʃ\

/\pʊt͡ʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“Putsch” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,052. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,052
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Coup d’État, putsch.

Corpus desk

Index FR-putsch · Putsch · French

Putsch · rank #22,052 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,052
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH purification

Nearest frequency peer: purification (-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 « Putsch »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Putsch » 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).

Putsch vs push
50% similar
Putsch vs punch
50% similar
Putsch vs patch
50% similar

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

Key facts for Putsch
PropertyValue
HeadwordPutsch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʊt͡ʃ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#22,052
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Putsch »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Putschse 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 « purification » (#22,051), « pèlerin » (#22,053), « pulls » (#22,050). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « Putsch » est au #22,052. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Putsch (IPA \pʊt͡ʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,052 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Coup d’État, putsch.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Putsch, with forms such as "pputsch", "ptusch", and "pustch". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "push", "punch", "patch", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Putsch, spelled P-U-T-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Coup d’État, putsch.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Begriffsbedeutungen "Putsch" und "Staatsstreich" sind nicht völlig identisch. Bei einem Putsch wird der gewaltsame Sturz der Regierung von außen versucht (etwa vom Militär), während an einem Staatsstreich ein oder mehrere Mitglieder der aktuellen Regierung beteiligt sind.

Synonyms

Staatsstreich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pputsch
  • ptusch
  • pustch
  • putcsh
  • putscch
  • putschh
  • putshc
  • putssch
  • puttsch
  • uptsch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pputsch1ptusch2pustch2putcsh2putscch1putschh1putshc2putssch1
Edit distance from "Putsch"

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 "Putsch"?
"Putsch" is spelled P-U-T-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \pʊt͡ʃ\.
What does "Putsch" mean?
As a noun, "Putsch" means: Coup d’État, putsch.
What words are commonly confused with "Putsch"?
"Putsch" is commonly confused with "push", "punch", "patch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Putsch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Putsch" is \pʊt͡ʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Putsch" come from?
"Putsch" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

péages#22,054pétard#22,055psaume#22,048pondre#22,035

Similar misspelling depth

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

ramenez10 variantsratifié10 variantspléiade10 variantsplacebo10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list