acquittement

\a.kit.mɑ̃\

/\a.kit.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“acquittement” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #23,744 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#23,744
frequency rank, French
12
letters
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action d’acquitter, en parlant de dettes ou d’engagements.

Key facts for acquittement
PropertyValue
Headwordacquittement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.kit.mɑ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#23,744
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “acquittement” 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). acquittement 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 acquittement is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.kit.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #23,744 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for acquittement, with forms such as "accquittement", "acqiuttement", and "acqquittement". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 acquittement, spelled A-C-Q-U-I-T-T-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’acquitter, en parlant de dettes ou d’engagements.
  2. 2
    Renvoi d’un accusé déclaré non coupable.
  3. 3
    Confirmation, par l’utilisateur d’une machine, qu’il a vu et pris en compte un signal ou un message de la machine.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: accquittement,acqiuttement,acqquittement,acquitement,acquitetment,acquitteemnt,acquittemennt,acquittementt,acquittemetn,acquittemment,acquittemnet,acquittmeent,acqutitement,acuqittement,aqcuittement,caquittement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of acquittement - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

accquittement1acqiuttement2acqquittement1acquitement1acquitetment2acquitteemnt2acquittemennt1acquittementt1
Edit distance from "acquittement"

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 "acquittement"?
"acquittement" is spelled A-C-Q-U-I-T-T-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \a.kit.mɑ̃\.
What does "acquittement" mean?
As a noun, "acquittement" means: Action d’acquitter, en parlant de dettes ou d’engagements.
What are common misspellings of "acquittement"?
Common misspellings include "accquittement", "acqiuttement", "acqquittement", "acquitement", "acquitetment". The correct spelling is "acquittement".
How do you pronounce "acquittement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acquittement" is \a.kit.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acquittement" come from?
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Using “acquittement”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-C-Q-U-I-T-T-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.kit.mɑ̃\ (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.

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

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