araki

\a.ʁa.ki\

/\a.ʁa.ki\/ noun

The verdict

“araki” is uncommon French (frequency #86,421 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,421
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Langue océanienne, parlée sur l’île d’Araki, au large de l’île d’Espiritu Santo, dans l’archipel du Vanuatu.

Key facts for araki
PropertyValue
Headwordaraki
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ʁa.ki\
Letters5
Frequency rank#86,421
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “araki” 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). araki 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

araki is uncommon French at frequency #86,421 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ʁa.ki\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Langue océanienne, parlée sur l’île d’Araki, au large de l’île d’Espiritu Santo, dans l’archipel du Vanuatu.".

araki has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is araki, spelled A-R-A-K-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Langue océanienne, parlée sur l’île d’Araki, au large de l’île d’Espiritu Santo, dans l’archipel du Vanuatu.

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 "araki"?
"araki" is spelled A-R-A-K-I. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ʁa.ki\.
What does "araki" mean?
As a noun, "araki" means: Langue océanienne, parlée sur l’île d’Araki, au large de l’île d’Espiritu Santo, dans l’archipel du Vanuatu.
How do you pronounce "araki"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "araki" is \a.ʁa.ki\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "araki" come from?
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Using “araki”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-R-A-K-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.ʁa.ki\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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