raccrocher

\ʁa.kʁɔ.ʃe\

/\ʁa.kʁɔ.ʃe\/ verb

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The verdict

“raccrocher” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,832. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,832
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-raccrocher · raccrocher · French

raccrocher · rank #20,832 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,832
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH quote

Nearest frequency peer: quote (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « raccrocher »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « raccrocher » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

raccrocher vs rapprocher
80% similar
raccrocher vs raccroché
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for raccrocher
PropertyValue
Headwordraccrocher
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁa.kʁɔ.ʃe\
Letters10
Frequency rank#20,832
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « raccrocher »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).raccrocherse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « quote » (#20,831), « raclette » (#20,833), « périodiquement » (#20,830). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « raccrocher » est au #20,832. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around raccrocher (IPA \ʁa.kʁɔ.ʃe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,832 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for raccrocher, with forms such as "arccrocher", "raccorcher", and "raccrcoher". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "rapprocher", "raccroché", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is raccrocher, spelled R-A-C-C-R-O-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accrocher de nouveau.
  2. 2
    Raccrocher le combiné du téléphone, mettre fin à une communication téléphonique.
  3. 3
    Accrocher, obtenir par hasard.
  4. 4
    Aborder en parlant des prostitué(e)s qui accostent les passants pour les attirer chez eux/elles.
  5. 5
    Arrêter une activité dans laquelle on s'est lancé, se retirer.
  6. 6
    Se retenir à quelqu’un, à quelque chose, s’en aider pour se sauver d’un danger.
  7. 7
    S’attacher à quelque chose pour regagner d’un côté ce qu’on avait perdu de l’autre.
  8. 8
    S’attacher à quelqu’un pour en obtenir du secours dans un embarras, dans un danger.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Voici le récit complet : En rentrant tard du travail la veille, Quinz a attrapé l’appareil photo Zenit pendu par la bandoulière à un clou derrière la porte d'entrée, l'a ouvert, a marmonné quelque chose et l'a refermé d'un coup sec avant de le raccrocher.
  2. Raccrocher un tableau, une tapisserie.

This word in other languages

hang up(English)colgar(Español)desligar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arccrocher
  • raccorcher
  • raccrcoher
  • raccroccher
  • raccrocehr
  • raccrocherr
  • raccrochher
  • raccrochre
  • raccrohcer
  • raccrrocher
  • racrcocher
  • racrocher
  • rcacrocher
  • rraccrocher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of raccrocher - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

arccrocher2raccorcher2raccrcoher2raccroccher1raccrocehr2raccrocherr1raccrochher1raccrochre2
Edit distance from "raccrocher"

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 "raccrocher"?
"raccrocher" is spelled R-A-C-C-R-O-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.kʁɔ.ʃe\.
What does "raccrocher" mean?
As a verb, "raccrocher" means: Accrocher de nouveau.
What words are commonly confused with "raccrocher"?
"raccrocher" is commonly confused with "rapprocher", "raccroché". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "raccrocher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "raccrocher" is \ʁa.kʁɔ.ʃe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "raccrocher" come from?
"raccrocher" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

regroupent#20,837prudemment#20,825prototypes#20,824risquerait#20,842

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

péquistes14 variantsprothèses14 variantsperpétuer14 variantstracteurs14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list