sachet
/ˈsæʃeɪ/
"sachet" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sachet” is uncommon English (frequency #74,472 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,472
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small scented cloth bag filled with fragrant material such as herbs or potpourri.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sachet · sachet · English
sachet · rank #74,472 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,472
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH Sakshi
Nearest frequency peer: Sakshi (+2 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.
Long-tail ranks near “sachet”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- ruckman
ruckman
25,534 corpus weight
- rud
rud
25,533 corpus weight
- ruffling
ruffling
25,532 corpus weight
- sachet
sachet
25,529 corpus weight
- Sakshi
Sakshi
25,527 corpus weight
- Saltzman
Saltzman
25,525 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “sachet” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sachet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsæʃeɪ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #74,472 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “sachet” in English
Rare enough to double-check
sachet is uncommon English at frequency #74,472 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsæʃeɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
sachet doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Unadapted borrowing from French sachet. The correct English form is sachet, spelled S-A-C-H-E-T.
Definition
- 1A small scented cloth bag filled with fragrant material such as herbs or potpourri.
- 2A cheesecloth bag of herbs or spices added during cooking and then removed before serving.
- 3A small, sealed packet containing a single-use quantity of any material.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sachet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
My burger arrived with a plastic sachet of tomato ketchup.
In the Philippines and other parts of Southeast Asia, the problem was compounded by a new kind of plastic packaging that took flight in the 1980s — the sachet. It was a plastic pouch but often bulked up with layers of aluminum or paper for shape or durability. […] Sachets are cheap, flashy and convenient.
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French sachet.
This word in other languages
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 "sachet"?
What does "sachet" mean?
How do you pronounce "sachet"?
What is the origin of the word "sachet"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sachet", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).