hochement de tête

\ɔʃ.mɑ̃ də tɛt\

/\ɔʃ.mɑ̃ də tɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mouvement de la tête en signe d’approbation, d’objection, etc.

Key facts for hochement de tête
PropertyValue
Headwordhochement de tête
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔʃ.mɑ̃ də tɛt\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hochement de tête” sits in French frequency

hochement de tête 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

hochement de tête is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔʃ.mɑ̃ də tɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mouvement de la tête en signe d’approbation, d’objection, etc.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for hochement de tête in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is hochement de tête, spelled H-O-C-H-E-M-E-N-T- -D-E- -T-Ê-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mouvement de la tête en signe d’approbation, d’objection, etc.

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 "hochement de tête"?
"hochement de tête" is spelled H-O-C-H-E-M-E-N-T- -D-E- -T-Ê-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔʃ.mɑ̃ də tɛt\.
What does "hochement de tête" mean?
As a noun, "hochement de tête" means: Mouvement de la tête en signe d’approbation, d’objection, etc.
How do you pronounce "hochement de tête"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hochement de tête" is \ɔʃ.mɑ̃ də tɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hochement de tête" come from?
"hochement de tête" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “hochement de tête”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is H-O-C-H-E-M-E-N-T- -D-E- -T-Ê-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɔʃ.mɑ̃ də tɛt\ (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