achievement

/əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/

//əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt// noun

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"achievement" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

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
3,931
“A” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.

Corpus desk

Index EN-achievement · achievement · English

achievement · rank #3,857 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,857
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wayne

Nearest frequency peer: Wayne (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “achievement”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “achievement” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

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
PropertyValue
Headwordachievement
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/
Letters11
Frequency rank#3,857
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “achievement”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).achievementlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Wayne” (#3,856), “Anderson” (#3,858), “waves” (#3,855). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “achievement” is #3,857. 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 3,931 “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. 1
    The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
  2. 2
    A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness.
  3. 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. 4
    An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.
  5. 5
    The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in an instant.
  6. 6
    The successful completion of a socially defined goal or task, highlighting individual or group accomplishment.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how achievement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, so that the actual structure which had come down to posterity retained the secret magic of a promise rather than the overpowering splendour of a great architectural achievement.
  2. As to the type of seat preferred, the views were so varied that it was considered wisely that the ideal design was beyond achievement!

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.

acchievement1acheivement2achhievement1achieevment2achieveemnt2achievemennt1achievementt1achievemetn2
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"?
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. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "achievement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

publishing16 variantsincredibly16 variantsfriendship16 variantspunishment16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list