quetsche
\kwɛtʃ\
The verdict
“quetsche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grosse prune oblongue, le plus souvent violette ou noire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-quetsche · quetsche · French
quetsche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quetsche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kwɛtʃ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « quetsche » en français
Rare enough to double-check
quetsche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kwɛtʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for quetsche in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is quetsche, spelled Q-U-E-T-S-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Grosse prune oblongue, le plus souvent violette ou noire.
- 2Eau-de-vie faite avec ce fruit.
- 3Fille, femme.
- 4Vagin.
- 5Emmerdeuse. ^([3])
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how quetsche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une servante étalait le dessert sur la table, les quiches aux « quetsches » dont le jus coulait parfumé, les gâteaux à la croûte dorée et craquante, les tartes aux pommes, larges comme des fonds de tonneau et dont la pâte avait un goût fin de cannelle.
La sauce tomate inimitable, les quetsches, dont on dégusta quatre ans après la mort d’Irma le dernier bocal retrouvé au fond d’une étagère, dessert à la saveur unique au royaume des tartes, à mi-chemin entre acide & sucré, à la consistance gluante & sirupeuse.
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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.