arroser

\a.ʁo.ze\

/\a.ʁo.ze\/ verb

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The verdict

“arroser” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,873. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,873
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Humecter, mouiller quelque chose en versant de l’eau dessus, ou quelque autre liquide.

Corpus desk

Index FR-arroser · arroser · French

arroser · rank #17,873 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,873
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH arménien

Nearest frequency peer: arménien (-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 « arroser »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « arroser » 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).

arroser vs arrose
86% similar
arroser vs arrêter
71% similar
arroser vs arriver
71% similar

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

Key facts for arroser
PropertyValue
Headwordarroser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.ʁo.ze\
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,873
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « arroser »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).arroserse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « arménien » (#17,872), « artificiellement » (#17,874), « applis » (#17,871). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « arroser » est au #17,873. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around arroser (IPA \a.ʁo.ze\), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,873 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 14 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for arroser, with forms such as "arorser", "aroser", and "arroesr". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "arrose", "arrêter", "arriver", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is arroser, spelled A-R-R-O-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Humecter, mouiller quelque chose en versant de l’eau dessus, ou quelque autre liquide.
  2. 2
    Répandre un liquide sur la viande en cuisson.
  3. 3
    Accompagner une nourriture d'une boisson.
  4. 4
    Ajouter du rhum ou de l'eau-de-vie à une boisson chaude.
  5. 5
    Travailler péniblement la terre.
  6. 6
    Verser son sang en combattant.
  7. 7
    Faire circuler de l’eau dans des terres, par des canaux ou des rigoles, afin de les fertiliser.
  8. 8
    Traverser une région, y couler, en parlant d’un cours d’eau.
  9. 9
    Distribuer généreusement.
  10. 10
    Distribuer généreusement.
  11. 11
    Distribuer généreusement.
  12. 12
    Distribuer généreusement.
  13. 13
    Accompagner une bonne nouvelle de consommations de boissons pour la fêter dignement.
  14. 14
    Bombarder une zone.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dans les caves déjà débarrassées de leur eau, arroser le sol avec du lait de chaux et badigeonner les murs.
  2. Elle partait pour un mois en Belgique voir sa mère et me demandait comme un service de bien vouloir occuper son appartement en son absence, afin d’arroser les plantes vertes.

Synonyms

aspergerirriguerdoucherbassiner

This word in other languages

sprinkle(English)regar(Español)wässern(Deutsch)regar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arorser
  • aroser
  • arroesr
  • arroserr
  • arrosre
  • arrosser
  • arrsoer
  • raroser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arroser - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

arorser2aroser1arroesr2arroserr1arrosre2arrosser1arrsoer2raroser2
Edit distance from "arroser"

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 "arroser"?
"arroser" is spelled A-R-R-O-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ʁo.ze\.
What does "arroser" mean?
As a verb, "arroser" means: Humecter, mouiller quelque chose en versant de l’eau dessus, ou quelque autre liquide.
What words are commonly confused with "arroser"?
"arroser" is commonly confused with "arrose", "arrêter", "arriver". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arroser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arroser" is \a.ʁo.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arroser" come from?
"arroser" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

alléger#17,865autiste#17,881alliées#17,864avertit#17,882

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

amande8 variantsbailey8 variantsbikini8 variantsbouffon8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list