araire
\a.ʁɛʁ\
The verdict
“araire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Instrument aratoire, à bâti symétrique sans versoir, qui fend la terre sans la retourner et dont l’usage s’est perpétué jusqu’au XIXᵉ siècle dans la moitié sud de la France.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | araire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.ʁɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “araire” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
araire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ʁɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrument aratoire, à bâti symétrique sans versoir, qui fend la terre sans la retourner et dont l’usage s’est perpétué jusqu’au XIXᵉ siècle dans la moitié sud de la France.".
araire doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is araire, spelled A-R-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Instrument aratoire, à bâti symétrique sans versoir, qui fend la terre sans la retourner et dont l’usage s’est perpétué jusqu’au XIXᵉ siècle dans la moitié sud de la France.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “araire”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-R-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.ʁɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.