sachem
\sa.ʃɛm\
The verdict
“sachem” 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) - Vieillard, ancien, membre du conseil de la nation parmi les peuplades de l’Amérique du Nord.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sachem · sachem · French
sachem · 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 "S" 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 | sachem |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sa.ʃɛm\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
sachem is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sa.ʃɛm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vieillard, ancien, membre du conseil de la nation parmi les peuplades de l’Amérique du Nord.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sachem, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sachem, spelled S-A-C-H-E-M.
Definition
- 1Vieillard, ancien, membre du conseil de la nation parmi les peuplades de l’Amérique du Nord.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sachem appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Depuis la chasse du castor où le sachem aveugle raconta ses aventures à René.
Le sachem assista au conseil secret convoqué la nuit par Ondouré ; […]
Synonyms
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.