acharnement

\a.ʃaʁ.nə.mɑ̃\

/\a.ʃaʁ.nə.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“acharnement” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #12,295 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#12,295
frequency rank, French
11
letters
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action d’un animal qui s’attache opiniâtrement à sa proie.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

acharnement vs acharnent
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for acharnement
PropertyValue
Headwordacharnement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ʃaʁ.nə.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,295
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “acharnement” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). acharnement lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for acharnement is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.ʃaʁ.nə.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #12,295 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for acharnement, with forms such as "acahrnement", "accharnement", and "achanrement". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "acharnent", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is acharnement, spelled A-C-H-A-R-N-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’un animal qui s’attache opiniâtrement à sa proie.
  2. 2
    Fureur opiniâtre avec laquelle des animaux, ou des hommes, se battent les uns contre les autres.
  3. 3
    Animosité opiniâtre qu’on a contre quelqu’un.
  4. 4
    Opiniâtreté.
  5. 5
    Éreintage.

Synonyms

persévérance

This word in other languages

stubbornness(English)escarnio(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acahrnement,accharnement,achanrement,acharenment,acharneemnt,acharnemennt,acharnementt,acharnemetn,acharnemment,acharnemnet,acharnmeent,acharnnement,acharrnement,achharnement,achranement,ahcarnement,caharnement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of acharnement - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acahrnement2accharnement1achanrement2acharenment2acharneemnt2acharnemennt1acharnementt1acharnemetn2
Edit distance from "acharnement"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acharnement"?
"acharnement" is spelled A-C-H-A-R-N-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ʃaʁ.nə.mɑ̃\.
What does "acharnement" mean?
As a noun, "acharnement" means: Action d’un animal qui s’attache opiniâtrement à sa proie.
What words are commonly confused with "acharnement"?
"acharnement" is commonly confused with "acharnent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "acharnement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acharnement" is \a.ʃaʁ.nə.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acharnement" come from?
"acharnement" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “acharnement”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-C-H-A-R-N-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.ʃaʁ.nə.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “acharnent” - see the side-by-side comparison. acharnement vs acharnent
  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list