Which to use
“gâche” is a noun and “gâcher” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,895
- “gâche” frequency rank
- #10,714
- “gâcher” frequency rank
- 26609
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gâche | gâcher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie d’une serrure dans laquelle le pêne s’insère pour maintenir une porte fermée. | Délayer du plâtre, du mortier avec de l’eau. |
Where the eye mixes gâche and gâcher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gâche is \ɡɑʃ\ while gâcher is \ɡɑ.ʃe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gâche” sits inside “gâcher”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26609, 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\. gâcher is at rank #10,714, tagged as averb, 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 26609, this pair ranks #333,921 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gâche vs gâcher
Shared letters: ceghâ. Private to "gâche": -. Private to "gâcher": r.
"gâche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "gâcher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC