arpéger
\aʁ.pe.ʒe\
The verdict
“arpéger” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exécuter en arpèges un passage musical.
Corpus desk
Index FR-arpeger · arpéger · French
arpéger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | arpéger |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \aʁ.pe.ʒe\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « arpéger » en français
Rare enough to double-check
arpéger is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \aʁ.pe.ʒe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for arpéger, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is arpéger, spelled A-R-P-É-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Exécuter en arpèges un passage musical.
- 2Faire des arpèges.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how arpéger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
De cette collaboration, on peut sans doute retenir, entre autres, le goût commun aux deux musiciens pour les phrases arpégées, devenues assez rares dans le « nouveau » piano de l’époque.
Ceci dit, ma logique est la suivante, dis-moi si je suis dans le bon : MA song est déjà faite sur le motif et la batterie est arpégée (à savoir que j’ai activé un arpège pour cette batterie, et quand j’ai enregistré sur le motif, j’ai tout simplement appuyé sur une touche du clavier pour que la batterie joue toute seule, et quand je l’ai importée pourtant…
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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.