Which to use
“gâchée” and “gâchette” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,074
- “gâchée” frequency rank
- #31,054
- “gâchette” frequency rank
- 66128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gâchée | gâchette |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quantité de béton frais produite en un seul cycle par un malaxeur discontinu ; quantité déversée pendant une minute d'un malaxeur continu. | Petite pièce à encoches d’une serrure, fixée au palastre, sous le pêne, elle est destinée à bloquer ce dernier. |
Where the eye mixes gâchée and gâchette
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gâchée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against gâchette's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gâchée vs gâchette
A purely visual mix-up. gâchée (\ɡɑ.ʃe\) and gâchette (\ɡɑ.ʃɛt\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66128, 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\. gâchette is at rank #31,054, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɑ.ʃɛt\.
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 66128, this pair ranks #69,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gâchée vs gâchette
Shared letters: ceghâ. Private to "gâchée": é. Private to "gâchette": t.
"gâchée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "gâchette" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gâchée" and "gâchette" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gâchée" or "gâchette"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gâchée" and "gâchette" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gâchée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gâchette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gâchée" and "gâchette" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gâchée vs gâtée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #69,176 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.