hang up

verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Raccrocher.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hang-up · hang up · French

hang up · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" 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 hang up
PropertyValue
Headwordhang up
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hang up » en français

hang upsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

hang up is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Raccrocher.".

Zero misspellings are on record for hang up in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is hang up, spelled H-A-N-G- -U-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Raccrocher.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 'hang up the telephone (raccrocher le téléphone)
  2. To hang up on someone (raccrocher au nez de quelqu'un)

Antonyms

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 "hang up"?
"hang up" is spelled H-A-N-G- -U-P.
What does "hang up" mean?
As a verb, "hang up" means: Raccrocher.
What language does "hang up" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list