attachement

\a.taʃ.mɑ̃\

/\a.taʃ.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“attachement” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #8,499 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#8,499
frequency rank, French
11
letters
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sentiment qui fait qu’on s’attache fortement et volontairement à quelqu’un, à quelque chose.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

attachement vs attachent
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for attachement
PropertyValue
Headwordattachement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.taʃ.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#8,499
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “attachement” 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). attachement 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 attachement is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.taʃ.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #8,499 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for attachement, with forms such as "atachement", "atatchement", and "attacchement". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "attachent", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 attachement, spelled A-T-T-A-C-H-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sentiment qui fait qu’on s’attache fortement et volontairement à quelqu’un, à quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Grande application.
  3. 3
    Notion de base de la théorie de l’attachement, considérant le fait pour un enfant de s’attacher, d’avoir une relation avec au moins une personne qui prend soin de lui de façon cohérente et continue.

This word in other languages

attachment(English)afectuosidad(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atachement,atatchement,attacchement,attacehment,attacheemnt,attachemennt,attachementt,attachemetn,attachemment,attachemnet,attachhement,attachmeent,attahcement,attcahement,tatachement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of attachement - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

atachement1atatchement2attacchement1attacehment2attacheemnt2attachemennt1attachementt1attachemetn2
Edit distance from "attachement"

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 "attachement"?
"attachement" is spelled A-T-T-A-C-H-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \a.taʃ.mɑ̃\.
What does "attachement" mean?
As a noun, "attachement" means: Sentiment qui fait qu’on s’attache fortement et volontairement à quelqu’un, à quelque chose.
What words are commonly confused with "attachement"?
"attachement" is commonly confused with "attachent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "attachement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "attachement" is \a.taʃ.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "attachement" come from?
"attachement" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “attachement”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-T-T-A-C-H-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.taʃ.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “attachent” - see the side-by-side comparison. attachement vs attachent
  • 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