gomme arabique
\ɡɔ.m‿a.ʁa.bik\
The verdict
“gomme arabique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gomme alimentaire extraite de la sève d’acacia.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gomme-arabique · gomme arabique · French
gomme arabique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | gomme arabique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡɔ.m‿a.ʁa.bik\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
gomme arabique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡɔ.m‿a.ʁa.bik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gomme alimentaire extraite de la sève d’acacia.".
No misspelling variants are generated for gomme arabique in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is gomme arabique, spelled G-O-M-M-E- -A-R-A-B-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Gomme alimentaire extraite de la sève d’acacia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gomme arabique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J'ai trouvé dans mon carnet à spirale Tout mon bonheur en lettres capitales À l'encre bleue aux vertus sympathiques Sous des collages à la gomme arabique.
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.