Antarès

\ɑ̃.ta.ʁɛs\

/\ɑ̃.ta.ʁɛs\/ name

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The verdict

“Antarès” is an uncommon French word, ranked #79,925 in French word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#79,925
frequency rank, French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom d’une étoile fixe de la première grandeur, qui est dans le cœur du Scorpion.

Key facts for Antarès
PropertyValue
HeadwordAntarès
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ɑ̃.ta.ʁɛs\
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,925
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Antarès” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Antarès lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for Antarès is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑ̃.ta.ʁɛs\. Corpus data places it at rank #79,925 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Nom d’une étoile fixe de la première grandeur, qui est dans le cœur du Scorpion.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Antarès in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Antarès, spelled A-N-T-A-R-È-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom d’une étoile fixe de la première grandeur, qui est dans le cœur du Scorpion.

Synonyms

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This word in other languages

Antares(English)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Antarès"?
"Antarès" is spelled A-N-T-A-R-È-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.ta.ʁɛs\.
What does "Antarès" mean?
As a proper noun, "Antarès" means: Nom d’une étoile fixe de la première grandeur, qui est dans le cœur du Scorpion.
How do you pronounce "Antarès"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Antarès" is \ɑ̃.ta.ʁɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Antarès" come from?
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Using “Antarès”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-N-T-A-R-È-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɑ̃.ta.ʁɛs\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list