arrière-plan
\a.ʁjɛʁ.plɑ̃\
The verdict
“arrière-plan” 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) - Plan en arrière d’un autre, le plan le plus à l’arrière.
Corpus desk
Index FR-arriere-plan · arrière-plan · French
arrière-plan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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-plan |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.ʁjɛʁ.plɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
arrière-plan is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ʁjɛʁ.plɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for arrière-plan in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is arrière-plan, spelled A-R-R-I-È-R-E---P-L-A-N.
Definition
- 1Plan en arrière d’un autre, le plan le plus à l’arrière.
- 2Se dit de quelqu’un qu’on laisse ou qui reste volontairement à l’écart, dans une position peu en vue.
- 3Image employée comme fond d’écran.
- 4Opposé du frontal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how arrière-plan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les ouvertures dans cette chaine de collines laissent voir un arrière-plan de rochers.
Sa modestie le retient à l’arrière-plan.
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.