arrière-train
\a.ʁjɛʁ.tʁɛ̃\
The verdict
“arrière-train” 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 postérieure d’une voiture à quatre roues ou d’un train de chemin de fer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-arriere-train · arrière-train · French
arrière-train · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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-train |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.ʁjɛʁ.tʁɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « arrière-train » en français
Rare enough to double-check
arrière-train is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ʁjɛʁ.tʁɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for arrière-train, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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-train, spelled A-R-R-I-È-R-E---T-R-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1Partie postérieure d’une voiture à quatre roues ou d’un train de chemin de fer.
- 2Partie postérieure du corps d’un quadrupède.
- 3Partie postérieure du corps d’un humain.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how arrière-train appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais deux daims, superbes à voir, étaient restés sur le champ de bataille. Le crâne baissé, cornes contre cornes, les jambes de l’arrière-train puissamment arc-boutées, ils se faisaient tête.
Le marchand de mules […] coupe les poils garnissant l’origine de la queue, et fait le catogan pour élargir l’arrière train des bêtes dégingandées ; les brosse à contre-poil pour donner plus d’ampleur.
Synonyms
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.