arme blanche
\aʁ.mə blɑ̃ʃ\
The verdict
“arme blanche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arme ni gravée, ni dorée, ni bronzée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-arme-blanche · arme blanche · French
arme blanche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | arme blanche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \aʁ.mə blɑ̃ʃ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
arme blanche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \aʁ.mə blɑ̃ʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
arme blanche has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is arme blanche, spelled A-R-M-E- -B-L-A-N-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Arme ni gravée, ni dorée, ni bronzée.
- 2Arme offensive, tranchante, perforante ou contondante, par opposition à l’arme à feu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how arme blanche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous attaquerons à l'arme blanche!
Le 4 décembre, Kendy, un adolescent de 15 ans, a été tué par arme blanche, à Ézanville (Val-d’Oise).
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.