cinquième art
\sɛ̃.kjɛ.m‿aʁ\
The verdict
“cinquième art” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - La poésie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cinquieme-art · cinquième art · French
cinquième art · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cinquième art |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɛ̃.kjɛ.m‿aʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
cinquième art is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛ̃.kjɛ.m‿aʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
cinquième art has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is cinquième art, spelled C-I-N-Q-U-I-È-M-E- -A-R-T.
Definition
- 1La poésie.
- 2Le cinéma.
- 3Médecine, pharmacie et mercerie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cinquième art appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans la légitime passion que l’on mettait alors à vouloir que le cinéma fut un art, on tenait à lui décerner un rang hiérarchique. Avant Canudo, on disait qu’il était le cinquième art. Jean Cocteau le plaçait sous l’égide de la dixième muse.
Une seule branche des importations d’Orient, les drogues et les épices, contribuait puissamment à la prospérité d’un cinquième art, celui des médecins, des apothicaires et des merciers.
Synonyms
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.