Which to use
“arrache” is a verb and “arrachées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,498
- “arrache” frequency rank
- #36,249
- “arrachées” frequency rank
- 44747
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrache | arrachées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe arracher. | Féminin pluriel de arraché. |
Where the eye mixes arrache and arrachées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. arrache runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against arrachées's 9 (VCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between arrache and arrachées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: arrache is \a.ʁaʃ\ while arrachées is \a.ʁa.ʃe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 44747, 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\. arrachées is at rank #36,249, 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 44747, this pair ranks #208,134 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arrache vs arrachées
Shared letters: acehr. Private to "arrache": -. Private to "arrachées": sé.
"arrache" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "arrachées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- arrache ← arache · ararche · arracche · arraceh · arrachhe · arrahce · arrcahe · rarache
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arrache" and "arrachées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "arrache" vs "arrachées" - 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 "arrache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrachées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,134 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrache" and "arrachées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrachées vs arrangées". 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 #208,134 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.