arpenteuse

\aʁ.pɑ̃.tøz\

/\aʁ.pɑ̃.tøz\/ noun

The verdict

“arpenteuse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de longue chenille qui semble mesurer l’espace qu’elle parcourt.

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Index FR-arpenteuse · arpenteuse · French

arpenteuse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 arpenteuse
PropertyValue
Headwordarpenteuse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\aʁ.pɑ̃.tøz\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « arpenteuse » en français

arpenteusesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

arpenteuse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \aʁ.pɑ̃.tøz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for arpenteuse, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is arpenteuse, spelled A-R-P-E-N-T-E-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte de longue chenille qui semble mesurer l’espace qu’elle parcourt.
  2. 2
    Celle qui arpente, qui mesure les terres.
  3. 3
    Prostituée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’arpenteuse de la pruche n’est pas une maladie, mais un insecte indigène au Québec, rappelle Patrick Harvey, coordonnateur des relations de presse au ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs.
  2. Ma mère n’a jamais voulu que je devienne arpenteuse, confie-t-elle, car avant ni après moi, jusqu’à présent, aucune autre femme n’a exercé ce métier.

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 "arpenteuse"?
"arpenteuse" is spelled A-R-P-E-N-T-E-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \aʁ.pɑ̃.tøz\.
What does "arpenteuse" mean?
As a noun, "arpenteuse" means: Sorte de longue chenille qui semble mesurer l’espace qu’elle parcourt.
How do you pronounce "arpenteuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arpenteuse" is \aʁ.pɑ̃.tøz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arpenteuse" come from?
"arpenteuse" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list