faire machine arrière
\fɛʁ ma.ʃi.n‿a.ʁjɛʁ\
The verdict
“faire machine arrière” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - 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) - Faire tourner l’hélice en sens inverse, pour faire reculer le navire.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | faire machine arrière |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛʁ ma.ʃi.n‿a.ʁjɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “faire machine arrière” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for faire machine arrière is 21 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fɛʁ ma.ʃi.n‿a.ʁjɛʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for faire machine arrière in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is faire machine arrière, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -M-A-C-H-I-N-E- -A-R-R-I-È-R-E.
Definition
- 1Faire tourner l’hélice en sens inverse, pour faire reculer le navire.
- 2Renoncer à un projet, une action.
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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.
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Using “faire machine arrière”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-A-I-R-E- -M-A-C-H-I-N-E- -A-R-R-I-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fɛʁ ma.ʃi.n‿a.ʁjɛʁ\ (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.