le meilleur ami de l’homme
\lə mɛ.jœ.ʁ‿a.mi də l‿ɔm\
The verdict
“le meilleur ami de l’homme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 26
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Le chien, de manière générale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-le-meilleur-ami-de-l-hom · le meilleur ami de l’homme · French
le meilleur ami de l’homme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 26 letters
- VOW-10 10 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | le meilleur ami de l’homme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lə mɛ.jœ.ʁ‿a.mi də l‿ɔm\ |
| Letters | 26 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « le meilleur ami de l’homme » en français
Rare enough to double-check
le meilleur ami de l’homme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lə mɛ.jœ.ʁ‿a.mi də l‿ɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for le meilleur ami de l’homme, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is le meilleur ami de l’homme, spelled L-E- -M-E-I-L-L-E-U-R- -A-M-I- -D-E- -L-’-H-O-M-M-E.
Definition
- 1Le chien, de manière générale.
- 2Le cheval, pour certains.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how le meilleur ami de l’homme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le chien est le meilleur ami de l'homme ; oui, tant qu'il répond à nos attentes affectives.
Vous me ferez observer que le cheval que l'on dit « le meilleur ami de l'homme » se voit couramment transformé, pour sa part, en steak ou en rôti.
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.