araire

\a.ʁɛʁ\

/\a.ʁɛʁ\/ noun

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 September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index FR-araire · araire · French

araire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for araire
PropertyValue
Headwordaraire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ʁɛʁ\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « araire » en français

arairereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

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

  1. 1
    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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how araire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. C’était l’époque où on mettait l’araire dans les jachères à ensemencer l’automne d’après, et, pour cette opération, il fallait les quatre bœufs au même attelage.
  2. L’araire, dont les origines remontent à l’Antiquité, est toujours présent en Afrique du Nord, en Éthiopie, en Amérique centrale et dans certaines régions d’Asie. Autrefois entièrement en bois, certaines pièces travaillantes sont aujourd’hui en métal.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "araire"?
"araire" is spelled A-R-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ʁɛʁ\.
What does "araire" mean?
As a noun, "araire" means: 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.
How do you pronounce "araire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "araire" is \a.ʁɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "araire" come from?
"araire" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list