archaïque

\aʁ.ka.ik\

/\aʁ.ka.ik\/ adj

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The verdict

“archaïque” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,341. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,341
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est ancien, qui présente de l’ancienneté ou en à des traits.

Corpus desk

Index FR-archaique · archaïque · French

archaïque · rank #17,341 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,341
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH appellera

Nearest frequency peer: appellera (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « archaïque »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « archaïque » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

archaïque vs arctique
67% similar
archaïque vs archaïques
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for archaïque
PropertyValue
Headwordarchaïque
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\aʁ.ka.ik\
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,341
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « archaïque »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).archaïquese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « appellera » (#17,340), « artérielle » (#17,342), « aperçois » (#17,339). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « archaïque » est au #17,341. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around archaïque (IPA \aʁ.ka.ik\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,341 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for archaïque, with forms such as "acrhaïque", "arcahïque", and "arcchaïque". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "arctique", "archaïques", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is archaïque, spelled A-R-C-H-A-Ï-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est ancien, qui présente de l’ancienneté ou en à des traits.
  2. 2
    Qui n’est plus utilisé, désuet.
  3. 3
    Qui appartient au stade le plus ancien, à la phase initiale du développement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how archaïque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. […]; ils ne se rendent aucun compte du progrès de nos mœurs ; encore moins soupçonnent-ils que leur pruderie archaïque fait rire jusqu'à ces enfants dont ils prétendent protéger la candeur.
  2. Le Moyen Âge étant un retour aux mœurs des très vieux temps, il était naturel qu'il engendrât de nouveau des idées fort archaïques relatives à la justice, […].

Synonyms

ancienvieuxhors d’usagedémodédépassédésuetobsolètesurannévieillotprimitif

Antonyms

actuelà la pagecontemporainmodernenouveaurécentusuel

This word in other languages

archaic(English)arcaico(Español)archaisch(Deutsch)arcaico(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrhaïque
  • arcahïque
  • arcchaïque
  • archaqïue
  • archaïqeu
  • archaïqque
  • archaïuqe
  • archhaïque
  • archïaque
  • arhcaïque
  • arrchaïque
  • rachaïque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of archaïque - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acrhaïque2arcahïque2arcchaïque1archaqïue2archaïqeu2archaïqque1archaïuqe2archhaïque1
Edit distance from "archaïque"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "archaïque"?
"archaïque" is spelled A-R-C-H-A-Ï-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \aʁ.ka.ik\.
What does "archaïque" mean?
As an adjective, "archaïque" means: Qui est ancien, qui présente de l’ancienneté ou en à des traits.
What words are commonly confused with "archaïque"?
"archaïque" is commonly confused with "arctique", "archaïques". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "archaïque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "archaïque" is \aʁ.ka.ik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "archaïque" come from?
"archaïque" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "archaïque", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

appellera#17,340attentifs#17,343Auschwitz#17,346adoration#17,329

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

anéantir12 variantsBabylone12 variantsadoptent12 variantsadoptant12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list