arme de poing
\aʁm də pwɛ̃\
The verdict
“arme de poing” 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) - Arme à feu que l'on peut tenir avec une seule main.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arme de poing |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \aʁm də pwɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “arme de poing” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for arme de poing is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \aʁm də pwɛ̃\. 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: "Arme à feu que l'on peut tenir avec une seule main.".
No misspelling variants are generated for arme de poing in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is arme de poing, spelled A-R-M-E- -D-E- -P-O-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Arme à feu que l'on peut tenir avec une seule main.
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 “arme de poing”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-R-M-E- -D-E- -P-O-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \aʁm də pwɛ̃\ (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.