artiste de complément

\aʁ.tist də kɔ̃.ple.mɑ̃\

/\aʁ.tist də kɔ̃.ple.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“artiste de complément” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Personne qui au théâtre ou au cinéma remplit un rôle généralement muet et secondaire.

Key facts for artiste de complément
PropertyValue
Headwordartiste de complément
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\aʁ.tist də kɔ̃.ple.mɑ̃\
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “artiste de complément” sits in French frequency

artiste de complément 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for artiste de complément is 21 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \aʁ.tist də kɔ̃.ple.mɑ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Personne qui au théâtre ou au cinéma remplit un rôle généralement muet et secondaire.".

artiste de complément doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists 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 artiste de complément, spelled A-R-T-I-S-T-E- -D-E- -C-O-M-P-L-É-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne qui au théâtre ou au cinéma remplit un rôle généralement muet et secondaire.

Synonyms

acteur de complémentcomparsefigurant

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 "artiste de complément"?
"artiste de complément" is spelled A-R-T-I-S-T-E- -D-E- -C-O-M-P-L-É-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \aʁ.tist də kɔ̃.ple.mɑ̃\.
What does "artiste de complément" mean?
As a noun, "artiste de complément" means: Personne qui au théâtre ou au cinéma remplit un rôle généralement muet et secondaire.
How do you pronounce "artiste de complément"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "artiste de complément" is \aʁ.tist də kɔ̃.ple.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "artiste de complément" come from?
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Using “artiste de complément”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-R-T-I-S-T-E- -D-E- -C-O-M-P-L-É-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \aʁ.tist də kɔ̃.ple.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list