arc électrique
\aʁ.k‿e.lɛk.tʁik\
The verdict
“arc électrique” 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
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Courant électrique visible dans un milieu isolant gazeux ou dans le vide.
| 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) |
Where “arc électrique” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for arc électrique is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \aʁ.k‿e.lɛk.tʁik\. 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: "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.
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 électrique”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-R-C- -É-L-E-C-T-R-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \aʁ.k‿e.lɛk.tʁik\ (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.