hachoir

^((h aspiré))\a.ʃwaʁ\

/^((h aspiré))\a.ʃwaʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“hachoir” is uncommon French (frequency #50,874 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,874
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mécanisme, machine, domestique ou industrielle, manuelle ou automatisée destinées à hacher diverses choses.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hachoir · hachoir · French

hachoir · rank #50,874 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,874
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Göteborg

Nearest frequency peer: Göteborg (-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 « hachoir »

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 « hachoir » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hachoir
PropertyValue
Headwordhachoir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\a.ʃwaʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,874
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hachoir » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).hachoirtombe 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: « Göteborg » (#50,873), « hacienda » (#50,875), « gérable » (#50,872). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hachoir » est au #50,874. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hachoir is uncommon French at frequency #50,874 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\a.ʃwaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

hachoir has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 hachoir, spelled H-A-C-H-O-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mécanisme, machine, domestique ou industrielle, manuelle ou automatisée destinées à hacher diverses choses.
  2. 2
    Sorte d'instrument pour hacher des matières molles.
  3. 3
    Grand couteau pour hacher les ingrédients de cuisine.
  4. 4
    Instrument pour hacher la viande.
  5. 5
    Instrument domestique, tranchant, à lame courbe simple ou multiples, munie d’une poignée de chaque côté, destiné à hacher des substance alimentaires. On le nomme aussi demi-lune ou hachoir berceuse.
  6. 6
    Petite table épaisse, billot où l’on met les viandes pour les hacher.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dans les villes, des ouvriers munis de leur hachoir se transportent chez les personnes qui les demandent, et fabriquent la choucroute, moyennant une rétribution modique qui est fixée par hectolitre.
  2. Le hachage se fait dans un petit hachoir turc, appelé havan. C'est un demi-cylindre légèrement incliné, terminé par une embouchure métallique ([…]), où le tabac est simplement poussé concurremment avec la main et le genou, les feuilles étant au préalable capsées et mises à plat dans cet appareil même.

This word in other languages

chopper(English)Hackbrett(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 "hachoir"?
"hachoir" is spelled H-A-C-H-O-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\a.ʃwaʁ\.
What does "hachoir" mean?
As a noun, "hachoir" means: Mécanisme, machine, domestique ou industrielle, manuelle ou automatisée destinées à hacher diverses choses.
How do you pronounce "hachoir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hachoir" is ^((h aspiré))\a.ʃwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hachoir" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gérable#50,872guildes#50,870Hamburg#50,878indexer#50,900

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list