achievement

Name: achievement, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/

//əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“achievement” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,857. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,857
frequency rank, English: 35,202
“A” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

achievement vs achievements

92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for achievement
Property	Value
Headword	achievement
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#3,857
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “achievement” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). achievement lands here:

#3,857

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around achievement (IPA /əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,857 among 35,202 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for achievement, with forms such as "acchievement", "acheivement", and "achhievement". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "achievements", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French achevement (compare Modern French achèvement), from Old French achevement, from the verb achever, achiever (“to finish”); equivalent to achieve + -ment. The heraldic sense may be influenced by hatchment. The correct English form is achievement, spelled A-C-H-I-E-V-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

1
The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
2
A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness.
3
An escutcheon or ensign armorial; a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled; (now especially) a funeral shield: the hatchment.
4
An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.
5
The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in an instant.
6
The successful completion of a socially defined goal or task, highlighting individual or group accomplishment.

Etymology

From Middle French achevement (compare Modern French achèvement), from Old French achevement, from the verb achever, achiever (“to finish”); equivalent to achieve + -ment. The heraldic sense may be influenced by hatchment.

Synonyms

accomplishment

This word in other languages

logro(Español)réalisation(Français)Errungenschaft(Deutsch)realização(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

acchievement
acheivement
achhievement
achieevment
achieveemnt
achievemennt
achievementt
achievemetn
achievemment
achievemnet
achievmeent
achievvement
achiveement
acihevement
ahcievement
cahievement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of achievement - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "achievement"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "achievement"?

"achievement" is spelled A-C-H-I-E-V-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/.

What does "achievement" mean?

As a noun, "achievement" means: The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.

What words are commonly confused with "achievement"?

"achievement" is commonly confused with "achievements". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "achievement"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "achievement" is /əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "achievement"?

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Using “achievement”

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

The one correct English spelling is A-C-H-I-E-V-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “achievements” - see the side-by-side comparison. achievement vs achievements
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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.