art de la guerre

\aʁ də la ɡɛʁ\

/\aʁ də la ɡɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“art de la guerre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Manière historique de mener les guerres et les batailles.

Key facts for art de la guerre
PropertyValue
Headwordart de la guerre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\aʁ də la ɡɛʁ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “art de la guerre” sits in French frequency

art de la guerre falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

art de la guerre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \aʁ də la ɡɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Manière historique de mener les guerres et les batailles.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for art de la guerre in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is art de la guerre, spelled A-R-T- -D-E- -L-A- -G-U-E-R-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Manière historique de mener les guerres et les batailles.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "art de la guerre"?
"art de la guerre" is spelled A-R-T- -D-E- -L-A- -G-U-E-R-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \aʁ də la ɡɛʁ\.
What does "art de la guerre" mean?
As a noun, "art de la guerre" means: Manière historique de mener les guerres et les batailles.
How do you pronounce "art de la guerre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "art de la guerre" is \aʁ də la ɡɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "art de la guerre" come from?
"art de la guerre" 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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Using “art de la guerre”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-R-T- -D-E- -L-A- -G-U-E-R-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \aʁ də la ɡɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list