septième art
\sɛ.tjɛ.m‿aʁ\
The verdict
“septième 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 September 3, 2026) - Le cinéma.
Corpus desk
Index FR-septieme-art · septième art · French
septième art · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | septième art |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɛ.tjɛ.m‿aʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « septième art » en français
Rare enough to double-check
septième art is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛ.tjɛ.m‿aʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Le cinéma.".
septième art has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is septième art, spelled S-E-P-T-I-È-M-E- -A-R-T.
Definition
- 1Le cinéma.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how septième art appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Soixante ans d’affinement artistique ont précisé le langage cinématographique, modelé l’acteur de film, suscité des écrivains du septième art : les scénaristes.
C’est l’Arlésienne du septième art. « L’Homme qui tua Don Quichotte » du réalisateur américain, est enfin prêt à sortir en salles. Mais reste bloqué.
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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.