arc-boutant
The verdict
“arc-boutant” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pilier ou construction de maçonnerie qui finit en demi-arc et qui sert à soutenir par-dehors une voûte, un mur, etc.
Corpus desk
Index FR-arc-boutant · arc-boutant · French
arc-boutant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | arc-boutant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
arc-boutant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
arc-boutant has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is arc-boutant, spelled A-R-C---B-O-U-T-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Pilier ou construction de maçonnerie qui finit en demi-arc et qui sert à soutenir par-dehors une voûte, un mur, etc.
- 2Pièce de soutien.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how arc-boutant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] si l’essence du Roman est surtout la voûte substituée aux lambris des toits, l’origine et le caractère distinct du Gothique est l’arc-boutant et non l’ogive.
Les murs ont une épaisseur prodigieuse ; six gros arcs-boutants extérieurs saillent du pourtour et montent contre les côtés de la tour comme pour la fortifier ou lui servir d’appui.
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.