arbre mort

\aʁ.bʁə mɔʁ\

/\aʁ.bʁə mɔʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Papier ; en particulier, désigne une publication (livre, périodique) sur support physique par opposition à un format numérique (PDF, epub).

Corpus desk

Index FR-arbre-mort · arbre mort · French

arbre mort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 arbre mort
PropertyValue
Headwordarbre mort
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\aʁ.bʁə mɔʁ\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « arbre mort » en français

arbre mortsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

arbre mort is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \aʁ.bʁə mɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Papier ; en particulier, désigne une publication (livre, périodique) sur support physique par opposition à un format numérique (PDF, epub).".

arbre mort doesn't appear in our generated misspelling 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 typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is arbre mort, spelled A-R-B-R-E- -M-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Papier ; en particulier, désigne une publication (livre, périodique) sur support physique par opposition à un format numérique (PDF, epub).

Synonyms

cadavre d’Ent

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 "arbre mort"?
"arbre mort" is spelled A-R-B-R-E- -M-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \aʁ.bʁə mɔʁ\.
What does "arbre mort" mean?
As a noun, "arbre mort" means: Papier ; en particulier, désigne une publication (livre, périodique) sur support physique par opposition à un format numérique (PDF, epub).
How do you pronounce "arbre mort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arbre mort" is \aʁ.bʁə mɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arbre mort" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list