assèchement

\a.sɛʃ.mɑ̃\

/\a.sɛʃ.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“assèchement” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,589. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,589
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action d’assécher.

Corpus desk

Index FR-assechement · assèchement · French

assèchement · rank #46,589 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,589
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 424,905
  • PHOTO-FINISH assujettissem…

Nearest frequency peer: assujettissement (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “assèchement”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “assèchement” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for assèchement
PropertyValue
Headwordassèchement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.sɛʃ.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#46,589
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “assèchement” 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). assèchement lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around assèchement (IPA \a.sɛʃ.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,589 among 424,905 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for assèchement, with forms such as "asscèhement", "assechement", and "assècchement". 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, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 assèchement, spelled A-S-S-È-C-H-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’assécher.
  2. 2
    Disparition, par vaporisation, du film liquide, au contact d’une paroi chauffante refroidie par ce liquide.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how assèchement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pour pratiquer l’assèchement, on a d’abord arrêté l’alimentation du lac et on a ouvert la bonde de vidange afin d’amener l’eau à 0,15 centimètres environ au-dessus des vases compactes.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asscèhement
  • assechement
  • assècchement
  • assècehment
  • assècheemnt
  • assèchemennt
  • assèchementt
  • assèchemetn
  • assèchemment
  • assèchemnet
  • assèchhement
  • assèchmeent
  • assèhcement
  • asèchement
  • asèschement
  • sasèchement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of assèchement - 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.

asscèhement2assechement1assècchement1assècehment2assècheemnt2assèchemennt1assèchementt1assèchemetn2
Edit distance from "assèchement"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "assèchement"?
"assèchement" is spelled A-S-S-È-C-H-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \a.sɛʃ.mɑ̃\.
What does "assèchement" mean?
As a noun, "assèchement" means: Action d’assécher.
What are common misspellings of "assèchement"?
Common misspellings include "asscèhement", "assechement", "assècchement", "assècehment", "assècheemnt". The correct spelling is "assèchement".
How do you pronounce "assèchement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "assèchement" is \a.sɛʃ.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "assèchement" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "assèchement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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