Which to use
“branchée” is an adjective and “brancher” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,569
- “branchée” frequency rank
- #15,579
- “brancher” frequency rank
- 41148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | branchée | brancher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de branché. | Se percher sur les branches d’un arbre. |
Same sound, different letters: branchée vs brancher
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. branchée (CCVCCCVV) and brancher (CCVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - branchée and brancher
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: branchée and brancher carry the same recorded pronunciation, \bʁɑ̃.ʃe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
branchée is recorded at frequency rank #25,569, classified as anadj, pronounced \bʁɑ̃.ʃe\. brancher is at rank #15,579, tagged as averb, pronounced \bʁɑ̃.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 41148, this pair ranks #235,264 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of branchée vs brancher
Shared letters: abcehnr. Private to "branchée": é. Private to "brancher": -.
"branchée" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVV · "brancher" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- brancher ← barncher · bbrancher · bracnher · branccher · brancehr · brancherr · branchher · branchre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "branchée" for "brancher" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "branchée" or "brancher" show up more?
What to do next
"branchée" and "brancher" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "branchée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brancher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,264 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "branchée" and "brancher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "branchée vs bronche". 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 #235,264 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.