détachement

[de.taʃ.mɑ̃]

/[de.taʃ.mɑ̃]/ noun

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The verdict

“détachement” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abteilung, Detachement

Key facts for détachement
PropertyValue
Headworddétachement
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[de.taʃ.mɑ̃]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “détachement” sits in German frequency

détachement falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for détachement is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [de.taʃ.mɑ̃]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Abteilung, Detachement".

No generated misspelling entries exist for détachement in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is détachement, spelled D-É-T-A-C-H-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abteilung, Detachement

This word in other languages

detachment(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "détachement"?
"détachement" is spelled D-É-T-A-C-H-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [de.taʃ.mɑ̃].
What does "détachement" mean?
As a noun, "détachement" means: Abteilung, Detachement
How do you pronounce "détachement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "détachement" is [de.taʃ.mɑ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "détachement" come from?
"détachement" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “détachement”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-É-T-A-C-H-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [de.taʃ.mɑ̃] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list