Which to use
“approcha” and “approchez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,200
- “approcha” frequency rank
- #30,467
- “approchez” frequency rank
- 55667
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | approcha | approchez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe approcher. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe approcher. |
Where the eye mixes approcha and approchez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. approcha runs 8 letters (VCCCVCCV) against approchez's 9 (VCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: approcha vs approchez
A purely visual mix-up. approcha (\a.pʁɔ.ʃa\) and approchez (\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 55667, 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\. approchez is at rank #30,467, 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 55667, this pair ranks #125,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of approcha vs approchez
Shared letters: achopr. Private to "approcha": -. Private to "approchez": ez.
"approcha" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV · "approchez" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "approcha" for "approchez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "approcha" vs "approchez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "approcha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "approchez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "approcha" and "approchez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accrochez 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 #125,998 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.