hochant

^((h aspiré))\ɔ.ʃɑ̃\

/^((h aspiré))\ɔ.ʃɑ̃\/ verb

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The verdict

“hochant” is uncommon French (frequency #85,792 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,792
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participe présent de hocher.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hochant · hochant · French

hochant · rank #85,792 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,792
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hiéroglyphique

Nearest frequency peer: hiéroglyphique (-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 « hochant »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hochant
PropertyValue
Headwordhochant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA^((h aspiré))\ɔ.ʃɑ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#85,792
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hochant » en français

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « hiéroglyphique » (#85,791), « holst » (#85,793), « hiératique » (#85,790). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hochant » est au #85,792. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hochant is uncommon French at frequency #85,792 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\ɔ.ʃɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participe présent de hocher.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for hochant in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is hochant, spelled H-O-C-H-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe présent de hocher.

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 "hochant"?
"hochant" is spelled H-O-C-H-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\ɔ.ʃɑ̃\.
What does "hochant" mean?
As a verb, "hochant" means: Participe présent de hocher.
How do you pronounce "hochant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hochant" is ^((h aspiré))\ɔ.ʃɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hochant" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

idylles#85,810griffée#85,768Goodall#85,762jacking#85,835

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list