Arabic

\ˈæɹ.ə.bɪk\

/\ˈæɹ.ə.bɪk\/ adj

The verdict

“Arabic” is uncommon French (frequency #72,919 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,919
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arabique, arabe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-arabic · Arabic · French

Arabic · rank #72,919 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,919
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH applaudissant

Nearest frequency peer: applaudissant (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Arabic »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Arabic » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Arabic
PropertyValue
HeadwordArabic
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈæɹ.ə.bɪk\
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,919
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Arabic » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Arabictombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « applaudissant » (#72,918), « aras » (#72,920), « aplaties » (#72,917). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « Arabic » est au #72,919. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Arabic is uncommon French at frequency #72,919 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈæɹ.ə.bɪk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Arabique, arabe.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Arabic in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Arabic, spelled A-R-A-B-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arabique, arabe.

Synonyms

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 "Arabic"?
"Arabic" is spelled A-R-A-B-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈæɹ.ə.bɪk\.
What does "Arabic" mean?
As an adjective, "Arabic" means: Arabique, arabe.
How do you pronounce "Arabic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Arabic" is \ˈæɹ.ə.bɪk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Arabic" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Arabic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list