arris
/ˈæɹɪs/
"arris" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“arris” is an uncommon English word, ranked #87,032 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #87,032
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two surfaces
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arris |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈæɹɪs/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #87,032 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “arris” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for arris is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈæɹɪs/. Corpus data places it at rank #87,032 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for arris in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French areste, from Latin arista (“beard (of grain), fishbone”). Doublet of arista. The correct English form is arris, spelled A-R-R-I-S.
Definition
- 1A sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two surfaces
- 2A sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two curved surfaces
- 3A ridge formed on the surface of flaked stone, such as an arrowhead or hand axe, as the result of the intersection of two or more flake removals.
Etymology
From Old French areste, from Latin arista (“beard (of grain), fishbone”). Doublet of arista.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “arris”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-R-R-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈæɹɪs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.