Which to use
“gâche” and “gâchis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,895
- “gâche” frequency rank
- #14,049
- “gâchis” frequency rank
- 29944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gâche | gâchis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie d’une serrure dans laquelle le pêne s’insère pour maintenir une porte fermée. | Mortier fait de plâtre, de chaux, de ciment délayé avec de l’eau. |
Where the eye mixes gâche and gâchis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. gâche (\ɡɑʃ\) and gâchis (\ɡɑ.ʃi\) 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 29944, 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\. gâchis is at rank #14,049, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɑ.ʃi\.
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 29944, this pair ranks #313,489 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gâche vs gâchis
Shared letters: cghâ. Private to "gâche": e. Private to "gâchis": is.
"gâche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "gâchis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC