arc électrique
\aʁ.k‿e.lɛk.tʁik\
The verdict
“arc électrique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Courant électrique visible dans un milieu isolant gazeux ou dans le vide.
Corpus desk
Index FR-arc-electrique · arc électrique · French
arc électrique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 électrique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \aʁ.k‿e.lɛk.tʁik\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « arc électrique » en français
Rare enough to double-check
arc électrique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \aʁ.k‿e.lɛk.tʁik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Courant électrique visible dans un milieu isolant gazeux ou dans le vide.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for arc électrique in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is arc électrique, spelled A-R-C- -É-L-E-C-T-R-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Courant électrique visible dans un milieu isolant gazeux ou dans le vide.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how arc électrique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un éclair est un arc électrique qui se forme entre deux nuages ou entre un nuage et la terre.
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.