anti-char
\ɑ̃.ti.ʃaʁ\
The verdict
“anti-char” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui s’oppose à l’action des blindés, qui nuit aux blindés.
Corpus desk
Index FR-anti-char · anti-char · French
anti-char · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | anti-char |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.ti.ʃaʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « anti-char » en français
Rare enough to double-check
anti-char is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɑ̃.ti.ʃaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui s’oppose à l’action des blindés, qui nuit aux blindés.".
anti-char has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is anti-char, spelled A-N-T-I---C-H-A-R.
Definition
- 1Qui s’oppose à l’action des blindés, qui nuit aux blindés.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anti-char appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’équipe du canon anti-char est gentille et très vaillante et ne parle que d’en découdre, même sans lunette de visée.
Les munitions retirées se répartissent comme suit : - 5 obus encartouchés, et 8 obus « désencartouchés », de 47 mm anti-char ;
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.