attaché-case
\a.ta.ʃe.kɛz\
The verdict
“attaché-case” 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) - Petite valise rectangulaire, généralement utilisée pour transporter des documents.
Corpus desk
Index FR-attache-case · attaché-case · French
attaché-case · 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 | attaché-case |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.ta.ʃe.kɛz\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « attaché-case » en français
Rare enough to double-check
attaché-case is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ta.ʃe.kɛz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petite valise rectangulaire, généralement utilisée pour transporter des documents.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for attaché-case, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is attaché-case, spelled A-T-T-A-C-H-É---C-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1Petite valise rectangulaire, généralement utilisée pour transporter des documents.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how attaché-case appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Comme j’avais oublié de désempoigner mon attaché-case, je le plaçai immédiatement sur l’objet de son éventuelle convoitise.
Synonyms
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.