arrêt
noun
arrêt is spelled A-R-R-Ê-T: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, arrêt means “A formal sentence of the King or Parliament of France; hence, a decree, a ruling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of arrêt is arrêts or arrets.
How many letters and syllables are in arrêt?
| Letters | 5: A-R-R-Ê-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 arrêt?
Arrêt appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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).
Forms of arrêt
- arrêts plural
- arret
- arrets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does arrêt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A formal sentence of the King or Parliament of France; hence, a decree, a ruling.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of arrêt.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does arrêt come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French arrêt.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).