arabophone

\a.ʁa.bɔ.fɔn\

/\a.ʁa.bɔ.fɔn\/ adj

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The verdict

“arabophone” is uncommon French (frequency #69,590 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,590
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui parle habituellement l'arabe ; dont l'arabe est la langue véhiculaire.

Key facts for arabophone
PropertyValue
Headwordarabophone
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a.ʁa.bɔ.fɔn\
Letters10
Frequency rank#69,590
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “arabophone” 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). arabophone lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

arabophone is uncommon French at frequency #69,590 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.ʁa.bɔ.fɔn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui parle habituellement l'arabe ; dont l'arabe est la langue véhiculaire.".

arabophone has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is arabophone, spelled A-R-A-B-O-P-H-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui parle habituellement l'arabe ; dont l'arabe est la langue véhiculaire.

This word in other languages

arabischsprachig(Deutsch)

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 "arabophone"?
"arabophone" is spelled A-R-A-B-O-P-H-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ʁa.bɔ.fɔn\.
What does "arabophone" mean?
As an adjective, "arabophone" means: Qui parle habituellement l'arabe ; dont l'arabe est la langue véhiculaire.
How do you pronounce "arabophone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arabophone" is \a.ʁa.bɔ.fɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arabophone" come from?
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Using “arabophone”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-R-A-B-O-P-H-O-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.ʁa.bɔ.fɔn\ (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

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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