touchette

\tu.ʃɛt\

/\tu.ʃɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“touchette” is uncommon French (frequency #97,492 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,492
frequency rank, French
164,488
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petites barres d’ivoire, incrustées dans le manche de la guitare, qui le divisent en demi-tons.

Key facts for touchette
PropertyValue
Headwordtouchette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tu.ʃɛt\
Letters9
Frequency rank#97,492
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “touchette” 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). touchette lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

touchette is uncommon French at frequency #97,492 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \tu.ʃɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

touchette doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is touchette, spelled T-O-U-C-H-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petites barres d’ivoire, incrustées dans le manche de la guitare, qui le divisent en demi-tons.
  2. 2
    Touche non valide.
  3. 3
    Petit accrochage qui n'empêche pas le pilote de continuer la course.
  4. 4
    Lors d'un concours de saut, faute du cheval qui ne fait pas tomber l'obstacle.

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 "touchette"?
"touchette" is spelled T-O-U-C-H-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tu.ʃɛt\.
What does "touchette" mean?
As a noun, "touchette" means: Petites barres d’ivoire, incrustées dans le manche de la guitare, qui le divisent en demi-tons.
How do you pronounce "touchette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "touchette" is \tu.ʃɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "touchette" come from?
"touchette" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “touchette”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-O-U-C-H-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tu.ʃɛt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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