sacoche

\sa.kɔʃ\

/\sa.kɔʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“sacoche” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #22,694 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#22,694
frequency rank, French
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Grosse bourse de cuir ordinairement retenue par une courroie et qui se porte au côté ou dans le dos.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sacoche vs sacoches
88% similar
sacoche vs Sache
57% similar

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

Key facts for sacoche
PropertyValue
Headwordsacoche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sa.kɔʃ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,694
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sacoche” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sacoche lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for sacoche is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sa.kɔʃ\. Corpus data places it at rank #22,694 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sacoche, with forms such as "ascoche", "saccoche", and "saccohe". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "sacoches", "Sache", 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is sacoche, spelled S-A-C-O-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grosse bourse de cuir ordinairement retenue par une courroie et qui se porte au côté ou dans le dos.
  2. 2
    Sac de toile forte ou de peau, dans lequel les encaisseurs des maisons de banque et de commerce mettaient les espèces qu’ils étaient chargés de donner ou de recevoir en paiement.
  3. 3
    Sac à main.
  4. 4
    Sac à main pour homme dépourvu de courroie mais parfois équipé d’une dragonne.
  5. 5
    Sac accroché sur le porte-bagages, le guidon ou le réservoir d'une bicyclette ou d'une moto.
  6. 6
    Sac qui voyage - ou voyageait avant la dématérialisation totale- entre les bureaux de poste et les centres de chèques postaux. On y mettait, entre autre, les chèques et leurs bordereaux de remise.

Synonyms

boursesac à main

This word in other languages

purse(English)portamonedas(Español)Börse(Deutsch)bolsa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ascoche,saccoche,saccohe,sacocche,sacoceh,sacochhe,sacohce,saocche,scaoche,ssacoche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ascoche2saccoche1saccohe2sacocche1sacoceh2sacochhe1sacohce2saocche2
Edit distance from "sacoche"

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 "sacoche"?
"sacoche" is spelled S-A-C-O-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sa.kɔʃ\.
What does "sacoche" mean?
As a noun, "sacoche" means: Grosse bourse de cuir ordinairement retenue par une courroie et qui se porte au côté ou dans le dos.
What words are commonly confused with "sacoche"?
"sacoche" is commonly confused with "sacoches", "Sache". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sacoche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sacoche" is \sa.kɔʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sacoche" come from?
"sacoche" 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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Using “sacoche”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-A-C-O-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sa.kɔʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “sacoches” - see the side-by-side comparison. sacoche vs sacoches
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list