arbitre de touche

\aʁ.bitʁ də tuʃ\

/\aʁ.bitʁ də tuʃ\/ noun

The verdict

“arbitre de touche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arbitre présent le long de la ligne de touche, responsable de la détection des hors-jeu et des sorties de balle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-arbitre-de-touche · arbitre de touche · French

arbitre de touche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 arbitre de touche
PropertyValue
Headwordarbitre de touche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\aʁ.bitʁ də tuʃ\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “arbitre de touche” sits in French frequency

arbitre de touche falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

arbitre de touche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \aʁ.bitʁ də tuʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Arbitre présent le long de la ligne de touche, responsable de la détection des hors-jeu et des sorties de balle.".

Zero misspellings are on record for arbitre de touche in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is arbitre de touche, spelled A-R-B-I-T-R-E- -D-E- -T-O-U-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arbitre présent le long de la ligne de touche, responsable de la détection des hors-jeu et des sorties de balle.

Synonyms

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arbitre de touche"?
"arbitre de touche" is spelled A-R-B-I-T-R-E- -D-E- -T-O-U-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \aʁ.bitʁ də tuʃ\.
What does "arbitre de touche" mean?
As a noun, "arbitre de touche" means: Arbitre présent le long de la ligne de touche, responsable de la détection des hors-jeu et des sorties de balle.
How do you pronounce "arbitre de touche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arbitre de touche" is \aʁ.bitʁ də tuʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arbitre de touche" come from?
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list