arbitrageur
/ˈɑː(ɹ)bɪtɹɑˈʒɝ(ɹ)/noun
arbitrageur is spelled A-R-B-I-T-R-A-G-E-U-R: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, arbitrageur means “One who engages in arbitrage, such as a financial broker or an investment bank” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of arbitrageur is arbitrageurs.
How many letters and syllables are in arbitrageur?
| Letters | 11: A-R-B-I-T-R-A-G-E-U-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is arbitrageur?
Arbitrageur appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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 arbitrageur?
- /ˈɑː(ɹ)bɪtɹɑˈʒɝ(ɹ)/
Arbitrageur has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of arbitrageur
- arbitrageurs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does arbitrageur mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who engages in arbitrage, such as a financial broker or an investment bank.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does arbitrageur come from?
Pseudo-Gallicism, from arbitrage + French -eur (the French term is arbitragiste).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).