Which to use
“gâchée” and “gâchis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,074
- “gâchée” frequency rank
- #14,049
- “gâchis” frequency rank
- 49123
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gâchée | gâchis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quantité de béton frais produite en un seul cycle par un malaxeur discontinu ; quantité déversée pendant une minute d'un malaxeur continu. | Mortier fait de plâtre, de chaux, de ciment délayé avec de l’eau. |
Where the eye mixes gâchée and gâchis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gâchée (CVCCVV) and gâchis (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between gâchée and gâchis
A purely visual mix-up. gâchée (\ɡɑ.ʃe\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49123, 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\. 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 49123, this pair ranks #173,299 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gâchée vs gâchis
Shared letters: cghâ. Private to "gâchée": eé. Private to "gâchis": is.
"gâchée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "gâchis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gâchée" and "gâchis" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gâchée" or "gâchis"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gâchée" and "gâchis" 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 "gâchis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,299 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gâchée" and "gâchis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gâchée vs gâtée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #173,299 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.