animal de compagnie

\a.ni.mal də kɔ̃.pa.ɲi\

/\a.ni.mal də kɔ̃.pa.ɲi\/ noun

The verdict

“animal de compagnie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Animal domestique qui tient compagnie à l’humain pour sa présence, sa beauté, sa jovialité, ou pour ses talents par opposition à un animal de production.

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Index FR-animal-de-compagnie · animal de compagnie · French

animal de compagnie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-8 8 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.

Key facts for animal de compagnie
PropertyValue
Headwordanimal de compagnie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ni.mal də kɔ̃.pa.ɲi\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « animal de compagnie » en français

animal de compagnien'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

animal de compagnie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ni.mal də kɔ̃.pa.ɲi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Animal domestique qui tient compagnie à l’humain pour sa présence, sa beauté, sa jovialité, ou pour ses talents par opposition à un animal de production.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for animal de compagnie, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is animal de compagnie, spelled A-N-I-M-A-L- -D-E- -C-O-M-P-A-G-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Animal domestique qui tient compagnie à l’humain pour sa présence, sa beauté, sa jovialité, ou pour ses talents par opposition à un animal de production.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how animal de compagnie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cet animal de compagnie de 29 kg, un rafeiro de l’Alentejo au poil brun et très sociable, vit entouré de chats dans un petit village du Portugal.
  2. En effet, Donald Trump a été le premier président à ne pas avoir d'animal de compagnie à la Maison-Blanche depuis 1897.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "animal de compagnie"?
"animal de compagnie" is spelled A-N-I-M-A-L- -D-E- -C-O-M-P-A-G-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ni.mal də kɔ̃.pa.ɲi\.
What does "animal de compagnie" mean?
As a noun, "animal de compagnie" means: Animal domestique qui tient compagnie à l’humain pour sa présence, sa beauté, sa jovialité, ou pour ses talents par opposition à un animal de production.
How do you pronounce "animal de compagnie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "animal de compagnie" is \a.ni.mal də kɔ̃.pa.ɲi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "animal de compagnie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list