arc de cercle
\aʁk də sɛʁkl\
The verdict
“arc de cercle” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Portion de cercle limitée par deux points.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arc de cercle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \aʁk də sɛʁkl\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “arc de cercle” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for arc de cercle is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \aʁk də sɛʁkl\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Portion de cercle limitée par deux points.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for arc de cercle, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is arc de cercle, spelled A-R-C- -D-E- -C-E-R-C-L-E.
Definition
- 1Portion de cercle limitée par deux points.
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.
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Using “arc de cercle”
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- The one correct French spelling is A-R-C- -D-E- -C-E-R-C-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \aʁk də sɛʁkl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.