vent arrière

\vɑ̃ a.ʁjɛʁ\

/\vɑ̃ a.ʁjɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“vent arrière” 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) - Vent qui porte directement le navire vers le point où l’on veut aller.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vent-arriere · vent arrière · French

vent arrière · 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 "V" 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.

Key facts for vent arrière
PropertyValue
Headwordvent arrière
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vɑ̃ a.ʁjɛʁ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vent arrière » en français

vent arrièren'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vent arrière is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vɑ̃ a.ʁjɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vent qui porte directement le navire vers le point où l’on veut aller.".

No misspelling variants are generated for vent arrière in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is vent arrière, spelled V-E-N-T- -A-R-R-I-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vent qui porte directement le navire vers le point où l’on veut aller.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vent arrière"?
"vent arrière" is spelled V-E-N-T- -A-R-R-I-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vɑ̃ a.ʁjɛʁ\.
What does "vent arrière" mean?
As a noun, "vent arrière" means: Vent qui porte directement le navire vers le point où l’on veut aller.
How do you pronounce "vent arrière"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vent arrière" is \vɑ̃ a.ʁjɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vent arrière" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list