arrière-corps
\a.ʁjɛʁ.kɔʁ\
The verdict
“arrière-corps” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partie renfoncée de la façade d’un bâtiment.
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Index FR-arriere-corps · arrière-corps · French
arrière-corps · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arrière-corps |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.ʁjɛʁ.kɔʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
arrière-corps is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ʁjɛʁ.kɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partie renfoncée de la façade d’un bâtiment.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for arrière-corps in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is arrière-corps, spelled A-R-R-I-È-R-E---C-O-R-P-S.
Definition
- 1Partie renfoncée de la façade d’un bâtiment.
Antonyms
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.