Which to use
“fiches” and “friche” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,320
- “fiches” frequency rank
- #26,735
- “friche” frequency rank
- 34055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fiches | friche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de fiche. | Terrain inculte, soit qu’on ne l’ait jamais cultivé, soit que la culture en ait été interrompue. |
Where the eye mixes fiches and friche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fiches (CVCCVC) and friche (CCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: fiches vs friche
A purely visual mix-up. fiches (\fiʃ\) and friche (\fʁiʃ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fiches is recorded at frequency rank #7,320, classified as anoun, pronounced \fiʃ\. friche is at rank #26,735, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fʁiʃ\.
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 34055, this pair ranks #286,473 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fiches vs friche
Shared letters: cefhi. Private to "fiches": s. Private to "friche": r.
"fiches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "friche" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fiches" and "friche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fiches" or "friche"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fiches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "friche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,473 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fiches" and "friche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "friche vs fringe". 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 #286,473 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.