arrogance

\a.ʁɔ.ɡɑ̃s\

/\a.ʁɔ.ɡɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“arrogance” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,734. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,734
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Attitude hautaine et présomptueuse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-arrogance · arrogance · French

arrogance · rank #13,734 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,734
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH archéologiques

Nearest frequency peer: archéologiques (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « arrogance »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « arrogance » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

arrogance vs arrogant
78% similar
arrogance vs arrogante
89% similar
arrogance vs arrogants
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for arrogance
PropertyValue
Headwordarrogance
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ʁɔ.ɡɑ̃s\
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,734
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « arrogance »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).arrogancese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « archéologiques » (#13,733), « ATP » (#13,735), « apôtres » (#13,732). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « arrogance » est au #13,734. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around arrogance (IPA \a.ʁɔ.ɡɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,734 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Attitude hautaine et présomptueuse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for arrogance, with forms such as "arogance", "arorgance", and "arrgoance". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "arrogant", "arrogante", "arrogants", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is arrogance, spelled A-R-R-O-G-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Attitude hautaine et présomptueuse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how arrogance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le prétentieux-joueur ne met pas longtemps pour piger que son arrogance inconvenante est gâteusement stupide, ici, entre ces murs, au vu de sa situation.
  2. Le corps d’officiers, respirant l’orgueil et l’arrogance, étalait à l’épreuve sa nullité professionnelle (à peu d’exceptions près) et sa pourriture morale.

Synonyms

dédainfiertéméprisorgueil

This word in other languages

arrogance(English)arrogancia(Español)Arroganz(Deutsch)arrogância(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arogance
  • arorgance
  • arrgoance
  • arroagnce
  • arrogacne
  • arrogancce
  • arroganec
  • arrogannce
  • arroggance
  • arrognace
  • rarogance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arrogance - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

arogance1arorgance2arrgoance2arroagnce2arrogacne2arrogancce1arroganec2arrogannce1
Edit distance from "arrogance"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arrogance"?
"arrogance" is spelled A-R-R-O-G-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ʁɔ.ɡɑ̃s\.
What does "arrogance" mean?
As a noun, "arrogance" means: Attitude hautaine et présomptueuse.
What words are commonly confused with "arrogance"?
"arrogance" is commonly confused with "arrogant", "arrogante", "arrogants". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arrogance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arrogance" is \a.ʁɔ.ɡɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arrogance" come from?
"arrogance" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "arrogance", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

approuvée#13,730éditorial#13,720communale#13,753disposait#13,769

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

apôtres11 variantschoisies11 variantscompact11 variantscuisines11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list