achromatisme
\a.kʁɔ.ma.tism\
The verdict
“achromatisme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propriété ou effet des lunettes achromatiques, qui fait qu’elles donnent des images sans franges irisées (sans aberration chromatique).
Corpus desk
Index FR-achromatisme · achromatisme · French
achromatisme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | achromatisme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.kʁɔ.ma.tism\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « achromatisme » en français
Rare enough to double-check
achromatisme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.kʁɔ.ma.tism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Propriété ou effet des lunettes achromatiques, qui fait qu’elles donnent des images sans franges irisées (sans aberration chromatique).".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for achromatisme, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is achromatisme, spelled A-C-H-R-O-M-A-T-I-S-M-E.
Definition
- 1Propriété ou effet des lunettes achromatiques, qui fait qu’elles donnent des images sans franges irisées (sans aberration chromatique).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how achromatisme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le but de l'achromatisme est de trouver un moyen de faire disparaître ce défaut des appareils lenticulaires, c'est-à-dire d'amener à un même foyer les rayons de toutes les teintes primitives.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.