arrière-main
\a.ʁjɛʁ.mɛ̃\
The verdict
“arrière-main” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Coup du revers de la main au jeu de paume.
Corpus desk
Index FR-arriere-main · arrière-main · French
arrière-main · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 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-main |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.ʁjɛʁ.mɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
arrière-main is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ʁjɛʁ.mɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for arrière-main in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is arrière-main, spelled A-R-R-I-È-R-E---M-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1Coup du revers de la main au jeu de paume.
- 2Partie postérieure du cheval.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how arrière-main appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J’ai gagné la partie par un beau coup d’arrière-main, (Elliptiquement): Par un bel arrière-main.
Les défectuosités de l’arrière-main.
Antonyms
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.