pêchesvspocheWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“pêches” and “poche” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,733
“pêches” frequency rank
#2,689
“poche” frequency rank
18422
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pêches poche
Definition Pluriel de pêche. Contenant souple servant au transport d’objets ou de liquides.

Where the eye mixes pêches and poche

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
pêches
5 ch
poche

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. pêches (\pɛʃ\) and poche (\pɔʃ\) 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 18422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pêches is recorded at frequency rank #15,733, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛʃ\. poche is at rank #2,689, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔʃ\.

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 18422, this pair ranks #378,403 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of pêches vs poche

Shared letters: cehp. Private to "pêches": . Private to "poche": o.

"pêches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "poche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pocheopche · pcohe · pocche · poceh · pochhe · pohce · ppoche

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pêches" and "poche" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\pɛʃ\ versus \pɔʃ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pêches" or "poche"?
"poche" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,689 in our French list, against #15,733 for "pêches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list