chargement

\ʃaʁ.ʒə.mɑ̃\

/\ʃaʁ.ʒə.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“chargement” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #9,288 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#9,288
frequency rank, French
10
letters
16
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de charger quelque chose dans une voiture, un camion, un navire, etc.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

chargement vs chargent
80% similar
chargement vs chèrement
80% similar
chargement vs chaudement
80% similar

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

Key facts for chargement
PropertyValue
Headwordchargement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃaʁ.ʒə.mɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,288
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chargement” 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). chargement 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 chargement is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʃaʁ.ʒə.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #9,288 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 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 chargement, with forms such as "cahrgement", "cchargement", and "chagrement". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "chargent", "chèrement", "chaudement", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is chargement, spelled C-H-A-R-G-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de charger quelque chose dans une voiture, un camion, un navire, etc.
  2. 2
    Résultat de l’action de charger, marchandises ainsi chargées.
  3. 3
    Action de faire constater, sur les registres de la poste, l’envoi d’une lettre, d’un paquet contenant des valeurs.
  4. 4
    Ce paquet lui-même.
  5. 5
    Opération qui consiste à remplir de propergol une enveloppe de propulseur à propergol solide ; par extension, le contenu de cette enveloppe.

Synonyms

fretcargaison

Antonyms

déchargement

This word in other languages

filling(English)cargamento(Español)Laden(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cahrgement,cchargement,chagrement,charegment,chargeemnt,chargemennt,chargementt,chargemetn,chargemment,chargemnet,charggement,chargmeent,charrgement,chhargement,chragement,hcargement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cahrgement2cchargement1chagrement2charegment2chargeemnt2chargemennt1chargementt1chargemetn2
Edit distance from "chargement"

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 "chargement"?
"chargement" is spelled C-H-A-R-G-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃaʁ.ʒə.mɑ̃\.
What does "chargement" mean?
As a noun, "chargement" means: Action de charger quelque chose dans une voiture, un camion, un navire, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "chargement"?
"chargement" is commonly confused with "chargent", "chèrement", "chaudement". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chargement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chargement" is \ʃaʁ.ʒə.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chargement" come from?
"chargement" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “chargement”

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

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