arpion
\aʁ.pjɔ̃\
The verdict
“arpion” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (généralement au pluriel) Pied.
Corpus desk
Index FR-arpion · arpion · French
arpion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | arpion |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \aʁ.pjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « arpion » en français
Rare enough to double-check
arpion is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \aʁ.pjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
arpion has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is arpion, spelled A-R-P-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1(généralement au pluriel) Pied.
- 2Orteil.
- 3Pied, griffe d’une volaille (populaire et parfois régional).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how arpion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J’aime mieux avoir des philosophes aux arpions.
C’est vers le milieu de l’août que la chose vint. C’est à ce moment-là, oui, et alors, je connaissais déjà mon bonhomme de la tête à l’arpion, en passant par tout ce qu’il avait dedans comme tripes et boyaux.
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.