achievement

\əˈtʃiːv.mənt\

/\əˈtʃiːv.mənt\/ noun

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The verdict

“achievement” is uncommon French (frequency #66,467 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,467
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Accomplissement, réalisation.

Key facts for achievement
PropertyValue
Headwordachievement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\əˈtʃiːv.mənt\
Letters11
Frequency rank#66,467
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “achievement” 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). achievement lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

achievement is uncommon French at frequency #66,467 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \əˈtʃiːv.mənt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for achievement in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is achievement, spelled A-C-H-I-E-V-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accomplissement, réalisation.
  2. 2
    Prouesse, haut fait.
  3. 3
    Une récompense pour avoir fini une quête spécifique, ou avoir rempli un certain objectif.
  4. 4
    Écusson ou enseigne d’armoiries, généralement employé maintenant pour le bouclier funéraire (personne morte dans un losange noir pendu sur un mur).

Synonyms

accomplishment

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 "achievement"?
"achievement" is spelled A-C-H-I-E-V-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \əˈtʃiːv.mənt\.
What does "achievement" mean?
As a noun, "achievement" means: Accomplissement, réalisation.
How do you pronounce "achievement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "achievement" is \əˈtʃiːv.mənt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "achievement" come from?
"achievement" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “achievement”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-C-H-I-E-V-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \əˈtʃiːv.mənt\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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