-aĉ-
\at͡ʃ\
The verdict
“-aĉ-” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Suffixe ajouté à un qualificatif (-a) pour préciser un sens péjoratif.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ac · -aĉ- · French
-aĉ- · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "-" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | -aĉ- |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Suffix |
| IPA | \at͡ʃ\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « -aĉ- » en français
Rare enough to double-check
-aĉ- is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix, transcribed \at͡ʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
-aĉ- doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is -aĉ-, spelled --A-Ĉ--.
Definition
- 1Suffixe ajouté à un qualificatif (-a) pour préciser un sens péjoratif.
- 2Suffixe péjoratif ajouté à un nom d'espèce (-o) pour désigner un être de mauvaise constitution, débile ou en mauvaise condition.
- 3Suffixe péjoratif marquant un objet (-o) que l'on déteste.
- 4Suffixe péjoratif ajouté à une action (-i) mal exécutée.
- 5Suffixe péjoratif ajouté à une action (-i) pour marquer son caractère indigne.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how -aĉ- appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
fama : célèbre → famaĉa : infâme
ido : descendant → idaĉa : bâtard, mouton noir, dégénéré
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.