arbitrage
ar·bi·trage/ˈɑɹbɪˌtɹɑʒ/noun, verb
arbitrage is spelled A-R-B-I-T-R-A-G-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables (ar·bi·trage). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, arbitrage means “A market activity in which a security, commodity, currency or other tradable item is bought in one market and sold simultaneously in another, in…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of arbitrage is arbitrages.
How many letters and syllables are in arbitrage?
| Letters | 9: A-R-B-I-T-R-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ar·bi·trage |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,565th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is arbitrage?
Arbitrage appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce arbitrage?
- US /ˈɑɹbɪˌtɹɑʒ/
- US /ˈɑɹbɪtɹɪd͡ʒ/
Arbitrage has 3 syllables, split ar·bi·trage in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-arbitrage.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-arbitrage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of arbitrage
- arbitrages plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- arbitraging participle, present
- arbitraged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does arbitrage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A market activity in which a security, commodity, currency or other tradable item is bought in one market and sold simultaneously in another, in order to profit from price differences between the markets.
- 2
archaicArbitration.
verb
- 1
To employ arbitrage
- 2
To engage in arbitrage in, between, or among
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Arbitrage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense market activity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | arbitrage |
| Portuguese | arbitragem |
| Spanish | arbitraje de valores mercantiles, compraventa entre mercados |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does arbitrage come from?
An unadapted borrowing from French arbitrage, from arbitrer (“to arbitrate”); see arbitrate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).