Which to use
“fiche” is a noun and “fichent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,917
- “fiche” frequency rank
- #31,493
- “fichent” frequency rank
- 33410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fiche | fichent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de ficher, d’enfoncer ; quantité dont on enfonce dans le sol un pieu de fondation. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de ficher. |
Same sound, different letters: fiche vs fichent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. fiche runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against fichent's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - fiche and fichent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: fiche and fichent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fiʃ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “fiche” sits inside “fichent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fiche is recorded at frequency rank #1,917, classified as anoun, pronounced \fiʃ\. fichent is at rank #31,493, tagged as averb, 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 33410, this pair ranks #290,842 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fiche vs fichent
Shared letters: cefhi. Private to "fiche": -. Private to "fichent": nt.
"fiche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fichent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fiche" and "fichent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fiche" vs "fichent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "fiche" / "fichent". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "fiche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fichent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,842 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fiche" and "fichent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fichait vs fichent". 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 #290,842 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.