arrière-grand-mère
\a.ʁjɛʁ.ɡʁɑ̃.mɛʁ\
The verdict
“arrière-grand-mère” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - La mère de l’un des grands-parents.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arrière-grand-mère |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.ʁjɛʁ.ɡʁɑ̃.mɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “arrière-grand-mère” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
arrière-grand-mère is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ʁjɛʁ.ɡʁɑ̃.mɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "La mère de l’un des grands-parents.".
Zero misspellings are on record for arrière-grand-mère in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is arrière-grand-mère, spelled A-R-R-I-È-R-E---G-R-A-N-D---M-È-R-E.
Definition
- 1La mère de l’un des grands-parents.
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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.
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Using “arrière-grand-mère”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-R-R-I-È-R-E---G-R-A-N-D---M-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.ʁjɛʁ.ɡʁɑ̃.mɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.