# attachment

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈtæt͡ʃmənt/ · frequency rank #8,511

## Definitions
1. The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.
2. A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.
3. A dependence, especially a strong one.
4. A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.
5. The means by which something is physically attached.
6. A file sent along with a message, usually an email.
7. Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.
8. The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash.

## Etymology
From French attachement. By surface analysis, attach + -ment.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`atachment`, `atatchment`, `attacchment`, `attachemnt`, `attachhment`, `attachmennt`, `attachmentt`, `attachmetn`, `attachmment`, `attachmnet`, `attacmhent`, `attahcment`, `attcahment`, `tatachment`

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