repêchage

\ʁə.pɛ.ʃaʒ\

/\ʁə.pɛ.ʃaʒ\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“repêchage” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,021. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,021
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de repêcher.

Corpus desk

Index FR-repechage · repêchage · French

repêchage · rank #15,021 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,021
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH renversement

Nearest frequency peer: renversement (-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 « repêchage »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « repêchage » 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).

repêchage vs repêché
67% similar
repêchage vs repérage
67% similar

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

Key facts for repêchage
PropertyValue
Headwordrepêchage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁə.pɛ.ʃaʒ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,021
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « repêchage »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.repêchagese 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 « renversement » (#15,020), « Reuters » (#15,022), « renouvelle » (#15,019). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « repêchage » est au #15,021. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around repêchage (IPA \ʁə.pɛ.ʃaʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,021 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for repêchage, with forms such as "erpêchage", "repcêhage", and "repechage". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "repêché", "repérage", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is repêchage, spelled R-E-P-Ê-C-H-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de repêcher.
  2. 2
    Événement annuel présent dans tous les sports collectifs nord-américains, comparable à une bourse aux joueurs, où les équipes sélectionnent des sportifs issus de l’université, de l’école secondaire ou d’une autre ligue, voire d’une autre équipe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vu la médiocrité des candidats, le jury s’est refusé à tout repêchage.
  2. Le train avait quatre heures de retard et j’ai raté mon rendez-vous ! Les copains n’ont pas songé à me donner un rendez-vous de repêchage, je faisais jolie, à traîner dans les rues de Paris, en me demandant combien de temps il me faudrait pour rétablir la liaison, et si j’y parviendrais du tout.

Synonyms

draft

This word in other languages

draft(English)Herausfischen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erpêchage
  • repcêhage
  • repechage
  • reppêchage
  • repêcahge
  • repêcchage
  • repêchaeg
  • repêchagge
  • repêchgae
  • repêchhage
  • repêhcage
  • reêpchage
  • rpeêchage
  • rrepêchage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of repêchage - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

erpêchage2repcêhage2repechage1reppêchage1repêcahge2repêcchage1repêchaeg2repêchagge1
Edit distance from "repêchage"

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 "repêchage"?
"repêchage" is spelled R-E-P-Ê-C-H-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.pɛ.ʃaʒ\.
What does "repêchage" mean?
As a noun, "repêchage" means: Action de repêcher.
What words are commonly confused with "repêchage"?
"repêchage" is commonly confused with "repêché", "repérage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "repêchage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "repêchage" is \ʁə.pɛ.ʃaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "repêchage" come from?
"repêchage" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

réconfort#15,026rappelles#15,015résonance#15,028spontanée#15,040

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

périodique14 variantspréoccuper14 variantspositionner14 variantssuspendus14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list