hachis

^((h aspiré))\a.ʃi\

/^((h aspiré))\a.ʃi\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“hachis” is uncommon French (frequency #60,847 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,847
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Préparation hachée très menue, de viande, poisson ou autre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hachis · hachis · French

hachis · rank #60,847 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,847
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH habillant

Nearest frequency peer: habillant (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « hachis »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « hachis » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hachis
PropertyValue
Headwordhachis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\a.ʃi\
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,847
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hachis » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.hachistombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « habillant » (#60,846), « handicapant » (#60,849), « harcelées » (#60,850). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hachis » est au #60,847. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hachis is uncommon French at frequency #60,847 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\a.ʃi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

hachis doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is hachis, spelled H-A-C-H-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Préparation hachée très menue, de viande, poisson ou autre.
  2. 2
    Se dit d’une chose emmêlée, confusément constituée, disparate.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un hachis parmentier.
  2. Tous les mardis et vendredis, on mange du hachis aux oignons, et pendant sept ans je n’ai pas pu manger de hachis aux oignons sans être malade.

This word in other languages

hash(English)picadillo(Español)Gehacktes(Deutsch)

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 "hachis"?
"hachis" is spelled H-A-C-H-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\a.ʃi\.
What does "hachis" mean?
As a noun, "hachis" means: Préparation hachée très menue, de viande, poisson ou autre.
How do you pronounce "hachis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hachis" is ^((h aspiré))\a.ʃi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hachis" come from?
"hachis" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hachis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grelot#60,836humans#60,859hérons#60,864icitte#60,866

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list