Which to use
“fichage” and “fiche” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,436
- “fichage” frequency rank
- #1,917
- “fiche” frequency rank
- 45353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fichage | fiche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de ficher, dans un sol par exemple. | Action de ficher, d’enfoncer ; quantité dont on enfonce dans le sol un pieu de fondation. |
Where the eye mixes fichage and fiche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fichage vs fiche
A purely visual mix-up. fichage (\fi.ʃaʒ\) and fiche (\fiʃ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fichage is recorded at frequency rank #43,436, classified as anoun, pronounced \fi.ʃaʒ\. fiche is at rank #1,917, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fiʃ\.
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 45353, this pair ranks #203,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fichage vs fiche
Shared letters: cefhi. Private to "fichage": ag. Private to "fiche": -.
"fichage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "fiche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fichage" for "fiche" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fichage" or "fiche"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fichage" and "fiche" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fichage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fiche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fichage" and "fiche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fichage vs fichait". 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 #203,345 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.