neuvième art
\nœ.vjɛ.m‿aʁ\
The verdict
“neuvième 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
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - La bande dessinée.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | neuvième art |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nœ.vjɛ.m‿aʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “neuvième art” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
neuvième art is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nœ.vjɛ.m‿aʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "La bande dessinée.".
neuvième art doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is neuvième art, spelled N-E-U-V-I-È-M-E- -A-R-T.
Definition
- 1La bande dessinée.
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.
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Using “neuvième art”
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- The one correct French spelling is N-E-U-V-I-È-M-E- -A-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.