arambage
\a.ʁɑ̃.baʒ\
The verdict
“arambage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accrochage d'un navire ennemi pour l'aborder.
Corpus desk
Index FR-arambage · arambage · French
arambage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arambage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.ʁɑ̃.baʒ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
arambage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ʁɑ̃.baʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Accrochage d'un navire ennemi pour l'aborder.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for arambage, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is arambage, spelled A-R-A-M-B-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Accrochage d'un navire ennemi pour l'aborder.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how arambage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le Turc fit un feu terrible. Le Maltais essuya sans tirer et chercha l’arambage auquel il réussit ; alors presque à bout portant, il fit usage de toute son artillerie et mousqueterie avec tant de bonheur que le carnage fut affreux parmi les Turcs […].
Je pense, je ne sais pourquoi, à ces combats navals, à ces abordages et arambages désespérés, où les poings et les mâchoires saisissent les plats-bords des navires, où les haches ennemies coupent les poignets, tranchent.
Synonyms
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.