hachement

^((h aspiré))\aʃ.mɑ̃\

/^((h aspiré))\aʃ.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action d’enlever au bois ce qu’il a de trop.

Key facts for hachement
PropertyValue
Headwordhachement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\aʃ.mɑ̃\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hachement” sits in French frequency

hachement falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

hachement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\aʃ.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action d’enlever au bois ce qu’il a de trop.".

No misspelling variants are generated for hachement in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is hachement, spelled H-A-C-H-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’enlever au bois ce qu’il a de trop.

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 "hachement"?
"hachement" is spelled H-A-C-H-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\aʃ.mɑ̃\.
What does "hachement" mean?
As a noun, "hachement" means: Action d’enlever au bois ce qu’il a de trop.
How do you pronounce "hachement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hachement" is ^((h aspiré))\aʃ.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hachement" come from?
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Using “hachement”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is H-A-C-H-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as ^((h aspiré))\aʃ.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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