arme nucléaire

\aʁm ny.kle.ɛʁ\

/\aʁm ny.kle.ɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“arme nucléaire” 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) - Arme de destruction massive utilisant l’énergie nucléaire, produite soit par fission ou par fusion.

Corpus desk

Index FR-arme-nucleaire · arme nucléaire · French

arme nucléaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

Key facts for arme nucléaire
PropertyValue
Headwordarme nucléaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\aʁm ny.kle.ɛʁ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « arme nucléaire » en français

arme nucléairereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arme nucléaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \aʁm ny.kle.ɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Arme de destruction massive utilisant l’énergie nucléaire, produite soit par fission ou par fusion.".

No misspelling variants are generated for arme nucléaire in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 arme nucléaire, spelled A-R-M-E- -N-U-C-L-É-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arme de destruction massive utilisant l’énergie nucléaire, produite soit par fission ou par fusion.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les principaux problèmes auxquels il faudra faire face dans vingt ans sont clairement posés : la Corée du Nord et l’Iran auront-ils à cette date une arme nucléaire qui puisse être vectorisée ?

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arme nucléaire"?
"arme nucléaire" is spelled A-R-M-E- -N-U-C-L-É-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \aʁm ny.kle.ɛʁ\.
What does "arme nucléaire" mean?
As a noun, "arme nucléaire" means: Arme de destruction massive utilisant l’énergie nucléaire, produite soit par fission ou par fusion.
How do you pronounce "arme nucléaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arme nucléaire" is \aʁm ny.kle.ɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arme nucléaire" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list