Which to use
“saches” and “sacoches” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,058
- “saches” frequency rank
- #49,347
- “sacoches” frequency rank
- 67405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saches | sacoches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de sache. | Pluriel de sacoche. |
Where the eye mixes saches and sacoches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. saches runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against sacoches's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: saches vs sacoches
A purely visual mix-up. saches (\saʃ\) and sacoches (\sa.kɔʃ\) 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 67405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
saches is recorded at frequency rank #18,058, classified as anoun, pronounced \saʃ\. sacoches is at rank #49,347, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sa.kɔʃ\.
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 67405, this pair ranks #63,573 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of saches vs sacoches
Shared letters: acehs. Private to "saches": -. Private to "sacoches": o.
"saches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sacoches" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "saches" and "sacoches" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "saches" or "sacoches"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "saches" and "sacoches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "saches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sacoches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,573 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saches" and "sacoches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sacoche vs sacoches". 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 #63,573 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.