téléchargement

\te.le.ʃaʁ.ʒə.mɑ̃\

/\te.le.ʃaʁ.ʒə.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“téléchargement” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #8,791 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#8,791
frequency rank, French
14
letters
23
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Transfert de programmes ou de données d’un ordinateur vers un autre.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

téléchargement vs téléchargements
93% similar

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

Key facts for téléchargement
PropertyValue
Headwordtéléchargement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\te.le.ʃaʁ.ʒə.mɑ̃\
Letters14
Frequency rank#8,791
Misspellings tracked23
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “téléchargement” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). téléchargement lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for téléchargement is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \te.le.ʃaʁ.ʒə.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #8,791 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Transfert de programmes ou de données d’un ordinateur vers un autre.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for téléchargement, with forms such as "telechargement", "tlééchargement", and "ttéléchargement". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "téléchargements", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is téléchargement, spelled T-É-L-É-C-H-A-R-G-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Transfert de programmes ou de données d’un ordinateur vers un autre.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: telechargement,tlééchargement,ttéléchargement,télcéhargement,télléchargement,télécahrgement,télécchargement,téléchagrement,télécharegment,téléchargeemnt,téléchargemennt,téléchargementt,téléchargemetn,téléchargemment,téléchargemnet,télécharggement,téléchargmeent,télécharrgement,téléchhargement,téléchragement,téléhcargement,téélchargement,étléchargement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

telechargement2tlééchargement2ttéléchargement1télcéhargement2télléchargement1télécahrgement2télécchargement1téléchagrement2
Edit distance from "téléchargement"

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 "téléchargement"?
"téléchargement" is spelled T-É-L-É-C-H-A-R-G-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \te.le.ʃaʁ.ʒə.mɑ̃\.
What does "téléchargement" mean?
As a noun, "téléchargement" means: Transfert de programmes ou de données d’un ordinateur vers un autre.
What words are commonly confused with "téléchargement"?
"téléchargement" is commonly confused with "téléchargements". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "téléchargement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "téléchargement" is \te.le.ʃaʁ.ʒə.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "téléchargement" come from?
"téléchargement" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “téléchargement”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-É-L-É-C-H-A-R-G-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \te.le.ʃaʁ.ʒə.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “téléchargements” - see the side-by-side comparison. téléchargement vs téléchargements
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list