lâchage

\lɑ.ʃaʒ\

/\lɑ.ʃaʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“lâchage” is uncommon French (frequency #96,093 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,093
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-lachage · lâchage · French

lâchage · rank #96,093 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,093
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Légitimus

Nearest frequency peer: Légitimus (+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 « lâchage »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lâchage
PropertyValue
Headwordlâchage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɑ.ʃaʒ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#96,093
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lâchage » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).lâchagetombe 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: « Légitimus » (#96,094), « louvoyer » (#96,090), « mainland » (#96,096). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lâchage » est au #96,093. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lâchage is uncommon French at frequency #96,093 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɑ.ʃaʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for lâchage in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is lâchage, spelled L-Â-C-H-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de lâcher.
  2. 2
    Abandon.
  3. 3
    Action de se lâcher.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le lâchage d’un câble a fragilisé toute la structure.
  2. Le lâchage des anciens collaborateurs, remerciés sans plus, est une honte !

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 "lâchage"?
"lâchage" is spelled L-Â-C-H-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lɑ.ʃaʒ\.
What does "lâchage" mean?
As a noun, "lâchage" means: Action de lâcher.
How do you pronounce "lâchage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lâchage" is \lɑ.ʃaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lâchage" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list