réchin
\ʁe.ʃɛ̃\
The verdict
“réchin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne acariâtre et vindicative.
Corpus desk
Index FR-rechin · réchin · French
réchin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | réchin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁe.ʃɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « réchin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
réchin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁe.ʃɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne acariâtre et vindicative.".
réchin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is réchin, spelled R-É-C-H-I-N.
Definition
- 1Personne acariâtre et vindicative.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how réchin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On se serait cru revenus aux temps bibliques où Dieu intervenait quotidiennement dans les affaires des hommes. Bien entendu, c'était surtout la cohorte des réchins, des jaloux, des vindicatifs et malfaisants de mauvaise foi qui prenaient prétexte de cette affaire pour exciter l'opinion contre le pape.
Ce ne sont pas davantage de ces hameaux délabrés que recherchent les réchins, les misanthropes et les écologistes de petite envergure, et où la solitude n'est en fait qu'une grande désolation et le silence un vacarme léthifère.
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.