Afro-Américain
\a.fʁo.a.me.ʁi.kɛ̃\
The verdict
“Afro-Américain” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Homme noir habitant ou originaire des États-Unis.
Corpus desk
Index FR-afro-americain · Afro-Américain · French
Afro-Américain · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Afro-Américain |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.fʁo.a.me.ʁi.kɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Afro-Américain » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Afro-Américain is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.fʁo.a.me.ʁi.kɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Afro-Américain doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Afro-Américain, spelled A-F-R-O---A-M-É-R-I-C-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1Homme noir habitant ou originaire des États-Unis.
- 2Homme noir originaire ou habitant en Amérique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Afro-Américain appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le but de l'association était d'atteindre la liberté complète pour les Afro-Américains, par tous les moyens.
Dans les années 50-60, entre 2 000 et 3 000 Afro-Américains, et pas des moindres, de James Baldwin à Miles Davis, vivent à Paris.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.