arabe littéraire

\a.ʁab li.te.ʁɛʁ\

/\a.ʁab li.te.ʁɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“arabe littéraire” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Langue du Coran, des écrivains, des médias, se distinguant de l'arabe dialectal, qui est utilisé dans la communication orale.

Key facts for arabe littéraire
PropertyValue
Headwordarabe littéraire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ʁab li.te.ʁɛʁ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “arabe littéraire” sits in French frequency

arabe littéraire falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for arabe littéraire is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.ʁab li.te.ʁɛʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Langue du Coran, des écrivains, des médias, se distinguant de l'arabe dialectal, qui est utilisé dans la communication orale.".

arabe littéraire doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is arabe littéraire, spelled A-R-A-B-E- -L-I-T-T-É-R-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Langue du Coran, des écrivains, des médias, se distinguant de l'arabe dialectal, qui est utilisé dans la communication orale.

Synonyms

arabe classique

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 "arabe littéraire"?
"arabe littéraire" is spelled A-R-A-B-E- -L-I-T-T-É-R-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ʁab li.te.ʁɛʁ\.
What does "arabe littéraire" mean?
As a noun, "arabe littéraire" means: Langue du Coran, des écrivains, des médias, se distinguant de l'arabe dialectal, qui est utilisé dans la communication orale.
How do you pronounce "arabe littéraire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arabe littéraire" is \a.ʁab li.te.ʁɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arabe littéraire" come from?
"arabe littéraire" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “arabe littéraire”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-R-A-B-E- -L-I-T-T-É-R-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.ʁab li.te.ʁɛʁ\ (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