Which to use
“gâche” and “gâchée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,895
- “gâche” frequency rank
- #35,074
- “gâchée” frequency rank
- 50969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gâche | gâchée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie d’une serrure dans laquelle le pêne s’insère pour maintenir une porte fermée. | Quantité de béton frais produite en un seul cycle par un malaxeur discontinu ; quantité déversée pendant une minute d'un malaxeur continu. |
Where the eye mixes gâche and gâchée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gâche runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against gâchée's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gâche and gâchée
A purely visual mix-up. gâche (\ɡɑʃ\) and gâchée (\ɡɑ.ʃe\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gâche is recorded at frequency rank #15,895, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɑʃ\. gâchée is at rank #35,074, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɑ.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 50969, this pair ranks #158,572 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gâche vs gâchée
Shared letters: ceghâ. Private to "gâche": -. Private to "gâchée": é.
"gâche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "gâchée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gâche" and "gâchée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "gâche" or "gâchée" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gâche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gâchée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,572 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gâche" and "gâchée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gâchée vs gâtée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #158,572 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.