scratch

\skʁatʃ\

/\skʁatʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“scratch” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,772. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,772
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Système de classement mixte dans le cyclisme, la course à pied et les sports combinés (triathlon, duathlon...).

Corpus desk

Index FR-scratch · scratch · French

scratch · rank #24,772 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,772
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH SCPI

Nearest frequency peer: SCPI (-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 « scratch »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « scratch » 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).

scratch vs scotch
71% similar

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

Key facts for scratch
PropertyValue
Headwordscratch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\skʁatʃ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,772
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « scratch »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).scratchse 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 « SCPI » (#24,771), « sentinelles » (#24,773), « scolarisés » (#24,770). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « scratch » est au #24,772. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around scratch (IPA \skʁatʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,772 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for scratch, with forms such as "csratch", "scartch", and "sccratch". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "scotch", 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 scratch, spelled S-C-R-A-T-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Système de classement mixte dans le cyclisme, la course à pied et les sports combinés (triathlon, duathlon...).
  2. 2
    Ligne de départ d’une course indiquée par une ligne rayant le sol.
  3. 3
    Procédé utilisé en musique, principalement dans le hip hop et la musique industrielle, consistant à faire tourner à la main un disque vinyle sous une tête de lecture de platine vinyle, alternativement en avant et en arrière, de façon à produire un effet sonore, plus aigu ou plus grave.
  4. 4
    Velcro, partie rugueuse permettant la fixation de deux parties amovibles entre elles.
  5. 5
    Système de bonus utilisé dans les jeux vidéo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un handicap est une épreuve savante qui a pour objet de procurer à tous les coureurs, en leur donnant une tâche proportionnelle à leur force, des chances égales de gagner le prix. Tel qui a gagné plusieurs courses déjà est placé au poteau : être placé au poteau, c’est être scratch. Tel qui est un peu moins lauréat est placé dix mètres devant lui ; tel aut…
  2. Au volant d'une Kadett GT/E strictement de série Jean-Louis Clarr gagne, au scratch, le Rallye des 1.000 pistes malgré les monstres de compétition conduits par plusieurs des meilleurs rallymen français!

This word in other languages

scratch(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csratch
  • scartch
  • sccratch
  • scracth
  • scratcch
  • scratchh
  • scrathc
  • scrattch
  • scrratch
  • scrtach
  • srcatch
  • sscratch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

csratch2scartch2sccratch1scracth2scratcch1scratchh1scrathc2scrattch1
Edit distance from "scratch"

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 "scratch"?
"scratch" is spelled S-C-R-A-T-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \skʁatʃ\.
What does "scratch" mean?
As a noun, "scratch" means: Système de classement mixte dans le cyclisme, la course à pied et les sports combinés (triathlon, duathlon...).
What words are commonly confused with "scratch"?
"scratch" is commonly confused with "scotch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "scratch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scratch" is \skʁatʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scratch" come from?
"scratch" 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 "scratch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

saurons#24,769skipper#24,776succéda#24,787rosalie#24,751

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

salement12 variantsvisitant12 variantsprimauté12 variantsPoincaré12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list