arsenic

\aʁ.sə.nik\

/\aʁ.sə.nik\/ noun

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The verdict

“arsenic” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,106. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,106
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élément chimique de symbole As et de numéro atomique 33.

Corpus desk

Index FR-arsenic · arsenic · French

arsenic · rank #24,106 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,106
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH arriverais

Nearest frequency peer: arriverais (-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 « arsenic »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « arsenic » 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).

arsenic vs Arsène
43% similar
arsenic vs arsenal
71% similar
arsenic vs Arménie
43% similar

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

Key facts for arsenic
PropertyValue
Headwordarsenic
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\aʁ.sə.nik\
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,106
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « arsenic »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).arsenicse 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 « arriverais » (#24,105), « asphyxie » (#24,107), « argentins » (#24,104). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « arsenic » est au #24,106. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around arsenic (IPA \aʁ.sə.nik\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,106 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for arsenic, with forms such as "aresnic", "arrsenic", and "arseinc". 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, "Arsène", "arsenal", "Arménie", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is arsenic, spelled A-R-S-E-N-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Élément chimique de symbole As et de numéro atomique 33.
  2. 2
    Métalloïde qui a la propriété de se sublimer à 613°C sous forme de vapeur à l’odeur alliacée.
  3. 3
    Atome d’arsenic.
  4. 4
    Acide arsénieux.
  5. 5
    Un des principes alchimiques : « moyen d’union entre le Soufre et le Mercure ».

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’arsenic forme avec l’oxygène deux anhydrides, l’anhydride arsénieux, As²O³, auquel correspondent l’acide arsénieux et les arsénites et l'anhydride arsénique As²O⁵, qui forme l’acide arsénique et les arséniates.
  2. L’arsenic est un élément non indispensable et sa toxicité varie fortement en fonction de sa spéciation.

Synonyms

arsenic grisarsenic métalliquearsenic gammapoudre de succession

This word in other languages

arsenic(English)arsénico(Español)Arsen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aresnic
  • arrsenic
  • arseinc
  • arsenci
  • arsenicc
  • arsennic
  • arsneic
  • arssenic
  • asrenic
  • rasenic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arsenic - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aresnic2arrsenic1arseinc2arsenci2arsenicc1arsennic1arsneic2arssenic1
Edit distance from "arsenic"

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 "arsenic"?
"arsenic" is spelled A-R-S-E-N-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is \aʁ.sə.nik\.
What does "arsenic" mean?
As a noun, "arsenic" means: Élément chimique de symbole As et de numéro atomique 33.
What words are commonly confused with "arsenic"?
"arsenic" is commonly confused with "Arsène", "arsenal", "Arménie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arsenic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arsenic" is \aʁ.sə.nik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arsenic" come from?
"arsenic" 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 "arsenic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

aperçue#24,102attarde#24,110Annette#24,100amazing#24,099

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

biberon10 variantsvocable10 variantsurinaire10 variantschilien10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list