porche

Porche is a term most often encountered as a misspelling of Porsche, the German automobile manufacturer. The correct name is Porsche.

Porsche AG was founded in 1931 by Ferdinand Porsche in Stuttgart as an engineering and consulting company. It later developed and built its own cars, debuting the first production vehicle, the 356, after World War II. The brand gained global renown with the 911, introduced in 1964 and maintained as a core model through multiple generations. Porsche's portfolio has expanded to include the Boxster and Cayman (mid‑engine two‑seaters), the Cayenne and Macan SUVs, the Panamera four‑door gran tourer, and the fully electric Taycan. The company is headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden‑Württemberg, and operates as a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group.

In some Romance languages, the spelling porche denotes a porch or covered exterior structure attached to a building. In Spanish, for example, porche commonly refers to a porch; in other contexts the term may appear in architectural or historical texts. The English language uses porch for this feature.

Although distinct, the two uses—brand name and architectural term—are unrelated beyond similarity in spelling.