Which to use
“approcha” and “approcher” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,200
- “approcha” frequency rank
- #6,165
- “approcher” frequency rank
- 31365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | approcha | approcher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe approcher. | Mettre proche, mettre près. |
Where the eye mixes approcha and approcher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between approcha and approcher
A purely visual mix-up. approcha (\a.pʁɔ.ʃa\) and approcher (\a.pʁɔ.ʃe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
approcha is recorded at frequency rank #25,200, classified as averb, pronounced \a.pʁɔ.ʃa\. approcher is at rank #6,165, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.pʁɔ.ʃe\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 31365, this pair ranks #304,250 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of approcha vs approcher
Shared letters: achopr. Private to "approcha": -. Private to "approcher": e.
"approcha" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV · "approcher" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "approcha" for "approcher" ever safe?
Frequency check: "approcha" vs "approcher" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "approcha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "approcher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,250 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "approcha" and "approcher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "approcha vs approchez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #304,250 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.