Which to use
“arrache” is a verb and “arrachée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,498
- “arrache” frequency rank
- #22,487
- “arrachée” frequency rank
- 30985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrache | arrachée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe arracher. | Féminin singulier de arraché. |
Where the eye mixes arrache and arrachée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. arrache runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against arrachée's 8 (VCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses arrache with arrachée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: arrache is \a.ʁaʃ\ while arrachée is \a.ʁa.ʃe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrache is recorded at frequency rank #8,498, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʁaʃ\. arrachée is at rank #22,487, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.ʁa.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 30985, this pair ranks #306,737 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arrache vs arrachée
Shared letters: acehr. Private to "arrache": -. Private to "arrachée": é.
"arrache" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "arrachée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- arrache ← arache · ararche · arracche · arraceh · arrachhe · arrahce · arrcahe · rarache
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arrache" for "arrachée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "arrache" or "arrachée" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrachée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,737 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrache" and "arrachée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrachage vs arrachée". 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 #306,737 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.