Which to use
“patch” and “pitch” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,274
- “patch” frequency rank
- #24,719
- “pitch” frequency rank
- 42993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patch | pitch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Section de code que l’on ajoute à un logiciel, pour y apporter des modifications mineures. | Angle mesuré entre la direction d’un plan (de stratification par exemple) et une droite (linéation) de ce plan. |
Where the eye mixes patch and pitch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses patch with pitch
A purely visual mix-up. patch (\patʃ\) and pitch (\pitʃ\) 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 a single letter - a in “patch” becomes i in “pitch”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patch is recorded at frequency rank #18,274, classified as anoun, pronounced \patʃ\. pitch is at rank #24,719, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pitʃ\.
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 42993, this pair ranks #221,407 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of patch vs pitch
Shared letters: chpt. Private to "patch": a. Private to "pitch": i.
"patch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "pitch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "patch" for "pitch" ever safe?
Which is more common, "patch" or "pitch"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "patch" and "pitch" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "patch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pitch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,407 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patch" and "pitch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pico vs pitch". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #221,407 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.