Which to use
“gâchée” is a noun and “gâcher” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,074
- “gâchée” frequency rank
- #10,714
- “gâcher” frequency rank
- 45788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gâchée | gâcher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quantité de béton frais produite en un seul cycle par un malaxeur discontinu ; quantité déversée pendant une minute d'un malaxeur continu. | Délayer du plâtre, du mortier avec de l’eau. |
Same sound, different letters: gâchée vs gâcher
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. gâchée (CVCCVV) and gâcher (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: gâchée vs gâcher
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: gâchée and gâcher carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɡɑ.ʃe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gâchée is recorded at frequency rank #35,074, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɑ.ʃe\. 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 45788, this pair ranks #200,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gâchée vs gâcher
Shared letters: ceghâ. Private to "gâchée": é. Private to "gâcher": r.
"gâchée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "gâcher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gâchée" and "gâcher" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gâchée" vs "gâcher" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "gâchée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gâcher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gâchée" and "gâcher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gâchée vs gâtée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #200,043 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.