achrome
\a.kʁom\
The verdict
“achrome” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Incolore, sans couleur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-achrome · achrome · French
achrome · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | achrome |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \a.kʁom\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « achrome » en français
Rare enough to double-check
achrome is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.kʁom\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Incolore, sans couleur.".
achrome doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is achrome, spelled A-C-H-R-O-M-E.
Definition
- 1Incolore, sans couleur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how achrome appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les peintures achromes de Piero Manzoni sont un incontournable de l’art abstrait.
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.