arachnéen
French, adjective/a.ʁak.ne.ɛ̃/
arachnéen is spelled A-R-A-C-H-N-É-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 34 million words in written French, the 186,002nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Arachnéen is a French adjective meaning “spider; arachnidan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à l’araignée”.
What does arachnéen mean in English?
adjective
- 1
spider; arachnidan
- 2
gossamer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à l’araignée. 2. Dont la légèreté, la finesse, fait penser à la toile d’araignée. 3. Qui dessine des réseaux comme dans une toile d’araignée.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of arachnéen
- arachnéenne feminine
- arachnéens masculine plural
- arachnéennes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arachnéen?
- /a.ʁak.ne.ɛ̃/
- \a.ʁak.ne.ɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is arachnéen in French?
arachnéen appears about once in every 34 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).