-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 May 6, 2026) - Suffixe ajouté à un qualificatif (-a) pour préciser un sens péjoratif.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | -aĉ- |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Suffix |
| IPA | \at͡ʃ\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “-aĉ-” sits in French frequency
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.
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.
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Using “-aĉ-”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is --A-Ĉ-- - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \at͡ʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.