avachissement

\a.va.ʃis.mɑ̃\

/\a.va.ʃis.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“avachissement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fait de s’avachir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-avachissement · avachissement · French

avachissement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 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.

Key facts for avachissement
PropertyValue
Headwordavachissement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.va.ʃis.mɑ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « avachissement » en français

avachissementreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

avachissement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.va.ʃis.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fait de s’avachir.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for avachissement, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is avachissement, spelled A-V-A-C-H-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fait de s’avachir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un peu d’embonpoint, un certain avachissement de la chair et de l’esprit, je ne sais quelle descente de la cervelle dans les fesses, ne messiéent pas à un haut fonctionnaire. Car tu as mûri dans les bureaux. L’âge et la faveur t’ont promu à un poste élevé.
  2. Et la vie de famille, composée essentiellement de repas et d’avachissement, était en contradiction avec l’obsession nouvelle.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "avachissement"?
"avachissement" is spelled A-V-A-C-H-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \a.va.ʃis.mɑ̃\.
What does "avachissement" mean?
As a noun, "avachissement" means: Fait de s’avachir.
How do you pronounce "avachissement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avachissement" is \a.va.ʃis.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avachissement" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list