stitch

\stɪt͡ʃ\

/\stɪt͡ʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“stitch” is uncommon French (frequency #53,004 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,004
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Point (1), maille, résultat de piquer dans un tissu avec une aiguille enfilée, piqûre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-stitch · stitch · French

stitch · rank #53,004 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,004
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH stellaires

Nearest frequency peer: stellaires (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « stitch »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « stitch » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for stitch
PropertyValue
Headwordstitch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\stɪt͡ʃ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,004
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « stitch » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.stitchtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « stellaires » (#53,003), « stoppez » (#53,005), « started » (#53,002). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « stitch » est au #53,004. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stitch is uncommon French at frequency #53,004 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \stɪt͡ʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 11 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for stitch in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is stitch, spelled S-T-I-T-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Point (1), maille, résultat de piquer dans un tissu avec une aiguille enfilée, piqûre.
  2. 2
    Reprise.
  3. 3
    Suture.
  4. 4
    Fringue.
  5. 5
    Point de côté.
  6. 6
    Douleur aigüe et localisée, similaire à celle causée par une piqûre.
  7. 7
    Liaison entre les cahiers d’un livre dans une reliure.
  8. 8
    Espace parcouru, distance (par analogie à l’espace parcouru par une aiguille lors d’un travail de couture).
  9. 9
    Sillon, ride.
  10. 10
    Contorsion, torsion.
  11. 11
    Sur TikTok, inclusion d’une vidéo dans une autre, créant une vidéo collaborative.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. This stitch in my dress came out, and now it's all starting to unravel.
  2. Stitch by stitch finish (finition maille à maille)

Synonyms

suture

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 "stitch"?
"stitch" is spelled S-T-I-T-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \stɪt͡ʃ\.
What does "stitch" mean?
As a noun, "stitch" means: Point (1), maille, résultat de piquer dans un tissu avec une aiguille enfilée, piqûre.
How do you pronounce "stitch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stitch" is \stɪt͡ʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stitch" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list