# achievement

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/ · frequency rank #3,857

## Definitions
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.

## Easily confused with
- **achievements** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/achievement-vs-achievements)

## Common misspellings (16)
`acchievement`, `acheivement`, `achhievement`, `achieevment`, `achieveemnt`, `achievemennt`, `achievementt`, `achievemetn`, `achievemment`, `achievemnet`, `achievmeent`, `achievvement`, `achiveement`, `acihevement`, `ahcievement`, `cahievement`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/achievement