Which to use
“fétiche” is a noun and “fétiches” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,149
- “fétiche” frequency rank
- #36,411
- “fétiches” frequency rank
- 56560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fétiche | fétiches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Objet de culte animiste, objet cher aux peuples premiers ou chose qui est chez eux un objet de culte. | Pluriel de fétiche. |
Same sound, different letters: fétiche vs fétiches
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. fétiche runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against fétiches's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - fétiche / fétiches
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: fétiche and fétiches carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fe.tiʃ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “fétiche” sits inside “fétiches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fétiche is recorded at frequency rank #20,149, classified as anoun, pronounced \fe.tiʃ\. fétiches is at rank #36,411, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fe.tiʃ\.
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 56560, this pair ranks #120,346 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fétiche vs fétiches
Shared letters: cefhité. Private to "fétiche": -. Private to "fétiches": s.
"fétiche" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "fétiches" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "fétiche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fétiches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,346 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fétiche" and "fétiches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fétiches vs friches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #120,346 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.