arobase
/a.ʁɔ.baz/
The French word for the symbol @ is arobase.
The term arobase is used to name the @ symbol when reading out email addresses or social media handles.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has three syllables: /a.ʁɔ.baz/.
Did you know?
- The name arobase comes from the Spanish word 'arroba', which was a unit of weight used to measure agricultural products like wine or grain.
- While arobase is the standard term, some French speakers in Canada may simply use the English word 'at' when reading email addresses aloud.
- The French language treats arobase as a masculine noun, meaning you would use the masculine article un or le when referring to the symbol.
Examples in context
- Pour me contacter, veuillez utiliser mon adresse e-mail : votre.nom@entreprise.com.To contact me, please use my email address: your.name@company.com.
- Merci de m'envoyer le document par e-mail à l'adresse suivante : nom@domaine.fr.Please send me the document via email at the following address: name@domain.com.
- Envoyez-moi le fichier à mon adresse e-mail : votre.prenom@fournisseur.com.Send me the file to my email address: your.name@provider.com.
- N'oublie pas l'arobase dans l'adresse.Don't forget the at sign in the address.
- Il faut écrire un arobase ici.You need to write an at sign here.
- Où se trouve l'arobase sur mon clavier ?Where is the at sign on my keyboard?
Example conversation
Lucas is helping Manon type her email address on a computer.
- ManonComment s'appelle ce symbole ?What is this symbol called?
- LucasC'est un arobase, Manon.It is an at sign, Manon.
- ManonD'accord, je l'ai tapé.Okay, I typed it.
- LucasParfait, l'adresse est correcte.Perfect, the address is correct.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry arobase, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries arobase, CC BY-SA 4.0.
